Theory of music & musicology books

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Tyler, The Creator's Hip Hop Revolution: Beyond Gangsta

Tyler, The Creator's Hip Hop Revolution: Beyond Gangsta...

Author: Dr. Gustavo Souza Marques (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, USA)
ISBN: 9798765124130
Format: Hardback
$180.00

An in-depth exploration on how the musical work of Tyler, The Creator is a watershed in American hip-hop culture,...  Read More >>

Remembering Mgqumeni: Polyphonic Narratives of His Life and Music

Remembering Mgqumeni: Polyphonic Narratives of His Life...

Author: Dr. Kathryn Olsen (Associate researcher, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and Stellenbosch University, South Africa.)
ISBN: 9798765124765
Format: Hardback
$180.00

Explores contemporary beliefs and social dynamics in Zulu everyday life through the stories told about the iconic...  Read More >>

My Impossible Soul: The Metamodern Music of Sufjan Stevens

My Impossible Soul: The Metamodern Music of Sufjan Stevens...

Author: Dr Tom Drayton (University of East London, UK) ,  Joshua Kalin Busman (UNC Pembroke, USA)
ISBN: 9798216365549
Format: Hardback
$160.00

Explores the multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens from a broad range of perspectives including...  Read More >>

In the Spirit, in the Dark: Black Music and Political Activism

In the Spirit, in the Dark: Black Music and Political...

Author: Najja K. Baptist
ISBN: 9781479820344
Format: Paperback
$52.80

How Black music shapes the political identity, consciousness, and engagement of Black youth From Rihanna and Kendrick...  Read More >>

Automatic Artistry: Negotiating Musical Creativity in a Technological Age

Automatic Artistry: Negotiating Musical Creativity in...

Author: Alyssa Michaud
ISBN: 9780520405776
Format: Paperback
$49.95

Musicians have access to an ever-growing array of technological tools, creating a world rich with new artistic possibilities....  Read More >>

P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance

P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto...

Author: Vanessa Díaz ,  Petra R. Rivera-Rideau
ISBN: 9781478033332
Format: Paperback
$64.99

“Aquí mataron gente por sacar la bandera / Por eso es que ahora yo la llevo donde quiera. (Here they killed people...  Read More >>

Why Sound Matters

Why Sound Matters

Author: Damon Krukowski
ISBN: 9780300272246
Format: Hardback
$39.95

A poignant consideration of the material aspect of sound and how it fundamentally shapes our experience of the world,...  Read More >>

P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance

P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto...

Author: Vanessa Díaz ,  Petra R. Rivera-Rideau
ISBN: 9781478029885
Format: Hardback
$277.00

“Aquí mataron gente por sacar la bandera / Por eso es que ahora yo la llevo donde quiera. (Here they killed people...  Read More >>

Tuning In: Acoustics of Emotion, Sound Archives, and Contemporary Aesthetics

Tuning In: Acoustics of Emotion, Sound Archives, and...

Author: Elisa Rusca ,  Paul-Henri Arni
ISBN: 9782889157327
Format: Paperback
$57.95

A catalog published in conjunction with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum's exhibition on the...  Read More >>

In the Spirit, in the Dark: Black Music and Political Activism

In the Spirit, in the Dark: Black Music and Political...

Author: Najja K. Baptist
ISBN: 9781479820283
Format: Hardback
$167.20

How Black music shapes the political identity, consciousness, and engagement of Black youth From Rihanna and Kendrick...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Western Music in Antiquity

A Cultural History of Western Music in Antiquity

Author: Pauline A. LeVen ,  Sean A. Gurd
ISBN: 9781350075511
Format: Hardback
$150.00

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The Healing Power of Sound for the Black Community

The Healing Power of Sound for the Black Community

Author: Terence Doc T Elliott
ISBN: 9798993616001
Format: Paperback
$52.77

From the beating of the drum in African villages to the resonant hymns of the Black church, sound has always been...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Black Dance Studies

The Oxford Handbook of Black Dance Studies

Author: Thomas F. DeFrantz (Professor of Performance Studies and Theatre, Professor of Performance Studies and Theatre, Northwestern University)
ISBN: 9780197600832
Format: Hardback
$364.95

The Oxford Handbook of Black Dance Studies encompasses the thinking that considers how people in motion craft worlds...  Read More >>

Sound and Detention: Towards Critical Listening, Sonic Citizenship and Social Justice

Sound and Detention: Towards Critical Listening, Sonic...

Author: Dr. Lucy Cathcart Frödén (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oslo, Norway) ,  Dr. Kate Herrity (Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK)
ISBN: 9798765113981
Format: Hardback
$180.00

Explores places of detention, mechanisms of detention, and alternatives to detention through close attention to...  Read More >>

The Sounds of Poetry Viewed as Music

The Sounds of Poetry Viewed as Music

Author: Alfred Lerdahl
ISBN: 9780231221191
Format: Paperback
$52.95

Poets, literary critics, and lovers of poetry often speak of the “music of poetry.” This book gives substance to...  Read More >>

The Sounds of Poetry Viewed as Music

The Sounds of Poetry Viewed as Music

Author: Alfred Lerdahl
ISBN: 9780231221184
Format: Hardback
$215.95

Poets, literary critics, and lovers of poetry often speak of the “music of poetry.” This book gives substance to...  Read More >>

Music Theory for Computer Musicians: Second Edition

Music Theory for Computer Musicians: Second Edition...

Author: Michael Hewitt
ISBN: 9781919387901
Format: Paperback
$79.17

Whether you are a beginner to music production or a seasoned professional looking to brush up on your music theory...  Read More >>

Mein Blick auf Ligeti / Partch & Compagnons

Mein Blick auf Ligeti / Partch & Compagnons

Author: Manfred Stahnke
ISBN: 9783743166639
Format: Paperback
$181.90

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Joseph Sauveur and His Time: Music and Mathematicians: Decline of the Greek Paradigm of Music

Joseph Sauveur and His Time: Music and Mathematicians:...

Author: Danilo Capecchi ,  Giulia Capecchi
ISBN: 9783032047069
Format: Hardback
$527.97

This book focuses on the shift in the perception of music by educated classes, from the Greek view as an essentially...  Read More >>

Perspectives on Mendelssohn: Essays in Musicology for R. Larry Todd

Perspectives on Mendelssohn: Essays in Musicology for...

Author: Anna Harwell Celenza (Professor of Creative Writing and Musicology, Johns Hopkins University) ,  Katharina Uhde (Associate Professor of Music, Valparaiso University)
ISBN: 9798855805352
Format: Paperback
$102.83

New essays on the Mendelssohns and their circle, illuminating their lives, works, and influence.  Read More >>

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