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Opera as Art: Philosophical Sketches

Opera as Art: Philosophical Sketches

Author: Paul Thom
ISBN: 9781666914252
Format: Paperback
$68.99

Paul Thom argues that opera is a set of practices framed by the concepts of work, interpretation, performance, and...  Read More >>

The Malay Nobat: A History of Power, Acculturation, and Sovereignty

The Malay Nobat: A History of Power, Acculturation,...

Author: Raja Iskandar Bin Raja Halid
ISBN: 9781666900903
Format: Paperback
$68.99

The Malay Nobat: A History of Power, Acculturation, and Sovereignty explores the history and meaning of the nobat,...  Read More >>

Sing Romantic Music Romantically: Nineteenth-Century Choral Performance Practices

Sing Romantic Music Romantically: Nineteenth-Century...

Author: David Friddle ,  Nick Strimple
ISBN: 9781666911190
Format: Paperback
$80.99

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Choral Treatises and Singing Societies in the Romantic Age

Choral Treatises and Singing Societies in the Romantic...

Author: David Friddle ,  Amanda Quist
ISBN: 9781666911138
Format: Paperback
$80.99

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Experiencing Mahler: A Listener's Companion

Experiencing Mahler: A Listener's Companion

Author: Arved Ashby
ISBN: 9781538198865
Format: Paperback
$49.99

Arved Ashby takes readers into the seeming chaos of Mahler’s work to investigate the elements which make each piece...  Read More >>

Mixing Pop and Politics: A Marxist History of Popular Music

Mixing Pop and Politics: A Marxist History of Popular...

Author: Toby Manning
ISBN: 9781913462673
Format: Paperback
$59.99

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Ancestral North: Spirituality and Cultural Imagination in Nordic Ritual Folk Music

Ancestral North: Spirituality and Cultural Imagination...

Author: Ross Hagen ,  Mathias Nordvig
ISBN: 9781666917567
Format: Hardback
$180.00

This book explores the world of Nordic ritual folk music, including Viking reenactments, neopagan spiritualities,...  Read More >>

The Nurse in History and Opera: From Servant to Sister

The Nurse in History and Opera: From Servant to Sister...

Author: Judith Barger
ISBN: 9781666957341
Format: Hardback
$206.00

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Olivier Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen

Author: Robert Sholl
ISBN: 9781789148657
Format: Hardback
$49.99

An exploration of the life, ideas and music of visionary composer Olivier Messiaen.  Read More >>

Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History

Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History...

Author: Kristina R. Gaddy ,  Rhiannon Giddens
ISBN: 9781324074489
Format: Paperback
$31.95

An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion and music  Read More >>

Connection is a Song: Coming Up and Coming Out Through the Music of the '90s

Connection is a Song: Coming Up and Coming Out Through...

Author: Anna Doble
ISBN: 9781788709484
Format: Hardback
$45.00

A 1990s coming of age story of how music rewired a young girl's life.  Read More >>

Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach: A Selective Guide

Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach:...

Author: Hans-Joachim Schulze ,  James A. Brokaw
ISBN: 9780252087929
Format: Paperback
$64.99

Internationally recognized Bach authority Hans-Joachim Schulze authored a 225-part series on the cantatas of Johann...  Read More >>

Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983

Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing...

Author: Richard Evans
ISBN: 9781915841452
Format: Paperback
$35.99

This definitive book explores how krautrock, disco, glam rock and punk inspired an electronic pop revolution and...  Read More >>

The Isley Brothers' 3+3

The Isley Brothers' 3+3

Author: Darrell M. McNeill
ISBN: 9798765106716
Format: Paperback
$19.99

"""Discusses America's most tenured rock and roll band (of 66 years), their breakout masterpiece album, 3+3, and...  Read More >>

The Great German Composers

The Great German Composers

Author: George T Ferris
ISBN: 9798211392311
Format: Paperback
$52.77

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms...  Read More >>

Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius

Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius

Author: Harry Freedman
ISBN: 9781399416498
Format: Paperback
$22.99

'Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love,...  Read More >>

Terrible Freedom: The Life and Work of Lucia Dlugoszewski

Terrible Freedom: The Life and Work of Lucia Dlugoszewski...

Author: Amy C. Beal
ISBN: 9780520401273
Format: Paperback
$57.95

From her childhood in Detroit to her professional career in New York City, American composer Lucia Dlugoszewski...  Read More >>

Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach: A Selective Guide

Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach:...

Author: Hans-Joachim Schulze ,  James A. Brokaw
ISBN: 9780252045820
Format: Hardback
$239.00

Internationally recognized Bach authority Hans-Joachim Schulze authored a 225-part series on the cantatas of Johann...  Read More >>

Let Me Take You Down: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever

Let Me Take You Down: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields...

Author: Jonathan Cott
ISBN: 9781517914486
Format: Hardback
$39.99

The conception, creation, recording, and significance of the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever”...  Read More >>

Missing Music: Voices from Where the Dirt Road Ends

Missing Music: Voices from Where the Dirt Road Ends...

Author: Ian Brennan ,  Marilena Umuhoza Delli
ISBN: 9798887440378
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Missing Music: Voices from Where the Dirt Roads End details Grammy-winning music producer and author Ian Brennan’s...  Read More >>

Weird Music That Goes On Forever: A Punk's Guide to Loving Jazz

Weird Music That Goes On Forever: A Punk's Guide to...

Author: Bob Suren ,  Brian Walsby
ISBN: 9781648412080
Format: Paperback
$39.47

"Once you've collected every 7"" from your favourite label, broken your back in the mosh pit, and become so well-versed...  Read More >>

Se llamaba do�a Margot

Se llamaba do�a Margot

Author: C�sar Col�n Montijo ,  Nicole C Delgado
ISBN: 9781792375958
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Se llamaba do�a Margot de C�sar Col�n Montijo es un ensayo en clave maelera, un soneo que traza, con densidad afectiva...  Read More >>

A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music

A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and...

Author: Henry Edward Krehbiel
ISBN: 9798211367784
Format: Paperback
$42.21

Study by the American music critic and musicologist. Published in 1909.  Read More >>

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