Theory of music & musicology books

The Bene Israel are a Jewish community from western India who, over centuries, developed a distinctive identity...  Read More >>

A study of Italian composer Ennio Morricone's creative engagement with the western film genre, surveying his original...  Read More >>

The arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking...  Read More >>

Music has always been profoundly transnational, transcending language barriers and crossing borders in ways that...  Read More >>

Public and Private Modes of Musical Discourse brings a new contribution to discussions on the difference between...  Read More >>

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The arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking...  Read More >>

Music has always been profoundly transnational, transcending language barriers and crossing borders in ways that...  Read More >>

Public and Private Modes of Musical Discourse brings a new contribution to discussions on the difference between...  Read More >>

The first monograph in English to offer a comprehensive account of Pierre Schaeffer's music philosophy including...  Read More >>

The surprising story of how iconic works of music sparked debate and action in America’s halls of Congress  Read More >>

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Drawing on two years of fieldwork in post-Katrina New Orleans, Raising the Bottom is a performance ethnography of...  Read More >>

Why do Japanese people love tango? Starting with this question, which the author frequently received while working...  Read More >>

Drawing on two years of fieldwork in post-Katrina New Orleans, Raising the Bottom is a performance ethnography of...  Read More >>

What happens when performance defies social and political boundaries? Performing Transgression offers a new cultural...  Read More >>

What happens when the spotlight shifts? Following the extraordinary success of Human Racing and The Riddle, Nik...  Read More >>

A collection of the multi-award-winning author's best music writing  Read More >>

Toward Equity in School Music offers new ways for collegiate music education programs to help music teachers develop...  Read More >>

Vienna is world-famous for its unique musical ambience and status. This wide-ranging study probes the history underlying...  Read More >>

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

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