Theory of music & musicology books

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Desire in Chromatic Harmony: A Psychodynamic Exploration of Fin de Siècle Tonality

Desire in Chromatic Harmony: A Psychodynamic Exploration...

Author: Kenneth M. Smith (Professor of Music Theory, Professor of Music Theory, University of Liverpool)
ISBN: 9780197752203
Format: Paperback
$105.47

In Desire in Chromatic Harmony, Kenneth Smith reveals how composers used chromatic and dissonant chord progressions...  Read More >>

Music and the Making of Portugal and Spain: Nationalism and Identity Politics in the Iberian Peninsula

Music and the Making of Portugal and Spain: Nationalism...

Author: Matthew Machin-Autenrieth ,  Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco
ISBN: 9780252045325
Format: Hardback
$285.00

How music embodies and contributes to historical and contemporary nationalism What does music in Portugal and Spain...  Read More >>

Music Making and Civic Imagination: A Holistic Philosophy

Music Making and Civic Imagination: A Holistic Philosophy...

Author: Dave Camlin (Royal College of Music, UK)
ISBN: 9781789388022
Format: Hardback
$223.95

This book explores the idea of music making (musicing) - the ‘performance’ of human relationships through music...  Read More >>

A Companion to Sound in German-Speaking Cultures

A Companion to Sound in German-Speaking Cultures

Author: Professor emeritus Rolf J. Goebel (Customer) ,  Anna Bromley
ISBN: 9781640141223
Format: Hardback
$316.80

Explores sonic events and auditory experiences in German-speaking contexts from the Middle Ages to the digital age,...  Read More >>

Indigenous Audibilities: Music, Heritage, and Collections in the Americas

Indigenous Audibilities: Music, Heritage, and Collections...

Author: Amanda Minks (Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ethnomusicology, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ethnomusicology, Honors College, University of Oklahoma)
ISBN: 9780197532485
Format: Hardback
$187.95

In the middle of the twentieth century, transnational networks sparked a range of cultural projects focused on collecting...  Read More >>

Tensiones y extensiones armónicas: Explorando los círculos armónicos mayores

Tensiones y extensiones armónicas: Explorando los círculos...

Author: Brynner Vallecilla
ISBN: 9798223545279
Format: Paperback
$52.77

"""Tensiones y Extensiones Armónicas: Explorando los Círculos Armónicos Mayores"" es un viaje apasionante hacia...  Read More >>

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Author: Michel Faber ,  Nathaniel Priestley
ISBN: 9798212721783
Format: Audio
$124.05

An enlightening, thoughtful and witty exploration into how and why we listen to music, from the award-winning author...  Read More >>

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Author: Michel Faber ,  Nathaniel Priestley
ISBN: 9798212721790
Format: Audio
$110.85

An enlightening, thoughtful and witty exploration into how and why we listen to music, from the award-winning author...  Read More >>

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Author: Michel Faber
ISBN: 9781805302315
Format: Paperback
$36.99

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This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love...

Author: Dr. Susan Rogers ,  Ogi Ogas
ISBN: 9781529114010
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Franz Liszt’s Songs for Voice and Piano: The Composer's Approach to Poetry and Music

Franz Liszt’s Songs for Voice and Piano: The Composer's...

Author: Małgorzata Gamrat
ISBN: 9789004548855
Format: Hardback
$337.92

A unique study of Liszt’s approach to literary art; an exploration and reconstruction of his method of work with...  Read More >>

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Author: Michel Faber
ISBN: 9781838858407
Format: Hardback
$45.00

An enlightening, thoughtful and witty exploration into how and why we listen to music, from the award-winning author...  Read More >>

Key Constellations: Interpreting Tonality in Film

Key Constellations: Interpreting Tonality in Film

Author: Táhirih Motazedian
ISBN: 9780520382169
Format: Paperback
$57.95

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Key Constellations: Interpreting Tonality in Film

Key Constellations: Interpreting Tonality in Film

Author: Táhirih Motazedian
ISBN: 9780520382152
Format: Hardback
$157.95

Key is one of the simplest building blocks of music and is among the foundational properties of a work’s musical...  Read More >>

Tupac Shakur: Spirituality and Politics

Tupac Shakur: Spirituality and Politics

Author: William Whalen
ISBN: 9781861719096
Format: Hardback
$79.17

Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) is one of the great hip-hop stars. Still a hugely influential figure in the music world,...  Read More >>

From the Minds of Jazz Musicians, Volume II: Conversations with the Creative and Inspired

From the Minds of Jazz Musicians, Volume II: Conversations...

Author: David Schroeder (New York University, USA)
ISBN: 9781032208473
Format: Paperback
$79.99

From the Minds of Jazz Musicians, Volume II, is a follow-up to Volume I’s celebration of contemporary jazz artists...  Read More >>

Jamming the Classroom: Musical Improvisation and Pedagogical Practice

Jamming the Classroom: Musical Improvisation and Pedagogical...

Author: Ajay Heble ,  Jesse Stewart
ISBN: 9780472056361
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Examines how the teaching and learning of improvisational musical practices can be understood as vital and publicly...  Read More >>

Songwriting Secrets: Mastering the Art of Songwriting

Songwriting Secrets: Mastering the Art of Songwriting...

Author: Aulsondro Emcee N I C E Hamilton
ISBN: 9798989394555
Format: Paperback
$52.77

"Meet Dr. Aulsondro ""Emcee N.I.C.E."" Hamilton, a true music industry luminary that has captivated audiences for...  Read More >>

Mutʿat al-asmāʿ fī ʿilm al-samāʿ, The Ears’ Pleasure and the Science of Listening to Music by Aḥmad b. Yūsuf al-Tīfāshī al-Qafṣī (580-651/1184-1253)

Mutʿat al-asmāʿ fī ʿilm al-samāʿ, The Ears’ Pleasure...

Author: George Dimitri Sawa
ISBN: 9789004542778
Format: Hardback
$332.64

The book deals with musicians’ behaviour at the court; the process of composition; modes, repertoire and instruments...  Read More >>

Music of Exile: The Untold Story of the Composers who Fled Hitler

Music of Exile: The Untold Story of the Composers who...

Author: Michael Haas
ISBN: 9780300266504
Format: Hardback
$51.95

What happens to a composer when persecution and exile means their true music no longer has an audience?  Read More >>

Meditations on Crime

Meditations on Crime

Author: Harper Simon ,  Jonah Freeman
ISBN: 9781955125284
Format: Hardback
$105.60

"""Everyone is fascinated by crime."" ""When you look at the history of song, romantic love songs may be the dominant...  Read More >>

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us

Author: Michel Faber
ISBN: 9798212721776
Format: Audio
$190.05

"This book is, at its core, about music and the people who listen to it--your friends, your neighbors and you. A...  Read More >>

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