Theory of music & musicology books

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

From the clarion cry of Superman's ""truth, justice, and the American way!"" to The Avengers' iconic ""Assemble!""...  Read More >>

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

This book offers a groundbreaking introduction to the role of gestures in music, tailored for educators working...  Read More >>

The sonic experiences and cultural diversity of the Catholic religion in Macau  Read More >>

The sonic experiences and cultural diversity of the Catholic religion in Macau  Read More >>

Soiled Amplitudes is a lively exploration of present-day music composition, traditional and graphical music notation,...  Read More >>

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

Bowed Strings in 20th-Century Jazz in the United States serves as a historical examination of the roles of bowed...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the conference ""Analyse und Interpretation,"" held in November 2019 at the Staatliche Hochschule...  Read More >>

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

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This edited volume explores the dialogue between art and music with that of mystical currents at the turn of the...  Read More >>

This book offers a music-analytical and historical exploration of the ‘aphoristic style’; small yet strident modernist...  Read More >>

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A revelatory work–grounded in the author’s own pathbreaking research–that explores the capacity for meaning-making...  Read More >>

A practical and scholarly guide to performing Baroque music with historical insight and artistic confidence.  Read More >>

A critical assessment by leading scholars on the relationship between music and the life’s work of Stanley Cavell....  Read More >>

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

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