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In The Clash: The Only Band That Matters, respected music critic Sean Egan examines The Clash’s career and art through t......more

"Libretto-bashing has a distinguished tradition in the blood sport of opera," writes Arthur Groos in the introduction to......more

The great saxophonist Charlie Parker once proclaimed "if you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn". This quote ......more

Supported with practical examples, case studies and resources exploring effective practice, Teaching Secondary Music cov......more

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This book offers both a rationale for the presence of composition in the music education program and a thorough review o......more

The job of the theater manager has always been an intricate part of the theatrical community. Collins investigates the j......more

This is the first collection of Claudio Monteverdi’s madrigal and song texts published in parallel Italian and English v......more

Twelve internationally-known keyboard artists discuss their daily lives of practicing and performing....more

Many musicians have enjoyed the solo and chamber music of Robert Valentine, especially that for flute or recorder, but f......more

There are many books on counterpoint and harmony, but few indeed on the theory of rhythm. Those few approach it through ......more

Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist serves as a guide for harmonic expansion and devel......more

Drawing on 30 years of teaching experience, author Timothy Cheek demonstrates how a university lyric diction class-tradi......more

AWARD WINNER OF THE 2018 SOCIETY OF ETHNOMUSICLOGY ELLEN KOSKOFF PRIZE This volume is the first sustained examination of......more

"Music triggered a healing process from within me. I started singing for the joy of singing myself and it helped me carr......more

Lyndon Jenkins provides the first in-depth study of the extraordinary creative relationship between Beecham and Delius. ......more

This book is the first extensive guide to the life, music, and writings of Carlos Ch vez (1899-1978), Mexico’s most infl......more

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The eleven essays that comprise this volume represent some of the most significant strands of current Schubert research.......more

In nineteenth-century British society music and musicians were organized as they had never been before. This organizatio......more

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Max Reger (1873-1916) was a celebrated German composer, performer on piano and organ, and conductor. Well known for his ......more

This collection of new essays focuses on the crucial period at the end of the 19th and early 20th century when American ......more

The African Diaspora presents musical case studies from various regions of the African diaspora, including Africa, the C......more

Divided into three sections, Linda Phyllis Austern collects eighteen, cross-disciplinary essays written by some of the m......more

The literature of American music librarianship has been around since the 19th century when public libraries began to kee......more

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These new essays written specifically for this volume explore the various aspects of Olivier Messiaen’s spiritually comm......more

The first new survey of the field in more than 60 years, this study concentrates on the basics of music criticism. Becau......more

The study of the Armenian system of notation called Khazs (Neumes) is of significance both for Armenian and Byzantine mu......more

Music and Modern Art adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the relationship between these two fields of creative endea......more

Classic American Popular Song: The Second Half-Century, 1950-2000 addresses the question: What happened to American popu......more

Alberto Ginastera: A Research and Information Guide is the first bio-bibliographic study of the composer and the only pu......more

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, such songs as We Shall Overcome, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize, and Do What the Spirit ......more

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A timely addition to Routledge’s Criticism and Analysis of Early Music series, this collection of essays examines the co......more

This collection addresses questions of gender and sexuality as they relate to music from the middle ages to the early se......more

Giochino Rossini: A Research and Information Guide is designed as a tool for those beginning to study the life and works......more

This comprehensive bibliography and research guide details all the works currently available on Vincenzo Bellini, the It......more

The Language of the Modes provides a study of modes in early music through eight essays, each dealing with a different a......more

Frederick Delius is among the most celebrated English composers of the 20th century. Widely studied and performed, his w......more

Gaetano Donizetti: A Research and Information Guide offers an annotated reference guide to the life and works of this im......more

Contributors explore new aspects of composition and performance in this comprehensive examination of the repertory, inst......more

The eighteenth century arguably boasts a more remarkable group of significant musical figures, and a more engaging combi......more

This book offers the first in-depth study of experimental and popular music scenes in Beirut, looking at musicians worki......more

This authoritative biography of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) was a landmark in its meticulous research and use of so......more

This authoritative biography of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) was a landmark in its meticulous research and use of so......more

Clara Schumann (1819 1896), child prodigy, celebrated concert pianist, composer, and friend of Brahms, was also the wife......more

In terms of musical composition, all but the first five of his thirty-five years were astoundingly productive for Wolfga......more

Clara Schumann (1819 1896), child prodigy, celebrated concert pianist, composer, and friend of Brahms, was also the wife......more

Marie-Henri Beyle (1783 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is remembered today for such novels as Le Rouge et......more

The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754 1838) is best remembered for his highly entertaining Concert Room a......more

The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754 1838) is best remembered for his highly entertaining Concert Room a......more

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This is the definitive reference for microphones and loudspeakers, your one-stop reference covering in great detail all ......more

This is a reissue of the first edition of George Grove s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which has since evolved to b......more

This 1874 account of the music of ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome was the only volume of the author s proposed history of......more

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This collection of articles by leading scholars traces the history of Brazilian pop music through the twentieth-century....more

Music is central to any film, creating a tone for the movie that is just as vital as the visual and narrative components......more

The work, entitled The Language of Czech and Polish Civil Law Contracts: A Comparative Study Based on Corpus Research, i......more

The book investigates the phenomenon of Frontism (a Swiss far-right movement) in the period between 1933 and 1945. Resea......more

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This collection of 11 essays lays a foundation for a proper understanding of Shostakovich s musical language as well as ......more

Histories of these songs, biographical information about the composers and lyricists, and background on each song’s entr......more

An Unsung Cat explores the life and music of jazz saxophonist, Warne Marsh. Safford Chamberlain follows the artist from ......more