Theory of music & musicology books

Through a historical overview of this multifaceted concept, alongside gender construction in colonial Latin America,...  Read More >>

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Dancing at the Thresholds tells the story of a racialized community in Algeria that literally trance dances at the...  Read More >>

Considered by many to be the most accomplished songbird in Australia, the pied butcherbird is known for its ability...  Read More >>

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Dancing at the Thresholds tells the story of a racialized community in Algeria that literally trance dances at the...  Read More >>

This book is an exploration of the philosophy and place of sound as it is experienced from the cultural and political...  Read More >>

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This volume focuses on the musicscapes that contest, critique, and rethink Mediterraneidad (Mediterraneaness) in...  Read More >>

Looks critically into the music's past, shows how the genre thrives across styles, and points the way toward minimalism's...  Read More >>

One of America’s leading music journalists on Heartland Rock’s glory days and its role in the populist politics...  Read More >>

The story of a cultural touchstone and its impact Fiddlers, step dancers, storytellers, traditional singers,...  Read More >>

The story of a cultural touchstone and its impact Fiddlers, step dancers, storytellers, traditional singers, and...  Read More >>

In its early years, Rolling Stone stood out on the magazine rack: an iconoclastic bimonthly aimed at young Americans,...  Read More >>

Why Does Music Have Such Power Over the Human Mind? Why can a sequence of sounds trigger obsession, pleasure,...  Read More >>

A study of the Big Drum dance rite on the island of Carriacou, Grenada, this book introduces 120 ceremonial song...  Read More >>

Hit songwriter Marty Dodson, with multiple #1 and charting songs recorded by artists in genres as diverse as country,...  Read More >>

Why Does Music Have Such Power Over the Human Mind? Why can a sequence of sounds trigger obsession, pleasure, memory,...  Read More >>

There is growing recognition that improvisation is a vital artistic and ontological practice that can promote developments...  Read More >>

An exploration of ""wild sound,"" the cinematic term for sound not synchronized with an image, bringing concepts...  Read More >>

An exploration of ""wild sound,"" the cinematic term for sound not synchronized with an image, bringing concepts...  Read More >>

In Music at the Threshold from the Sacred to the Dangerous, Sean Williams explores the connection of liminality...  Read More >>

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Investigates feminist ideologies in metal music and demonstrates techniques of socio-political resistance for usage...  Read More >>