Women and Jazz: European Perspectives from Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of fem......more

Women and Jazz: European Perspectives from Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of fem......more

From the physical vibrations of sound to the perplexing questions of how music conveys meaning, Psychology of Music: Fro......more

Not just the story of one person, David Woodhead’s Evidence of Ecstasy is a photographic window into a generation of Can......more

In the 1960s, brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine created the Californi......more

From their DIY beginnings in Scarborough, Ontario, to becoming Canadian music icons with a global reach, Barenaked Ladie......more

It all began in 1977 when Jim Crichton and Michael Sadler, both with a UK heritage, joined forces in their home town of ......more

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Highlife Unbound unfolds the trilocal and transnational history of Highlife, Anglophone West Africa’s first modern popul......more

A PECULIAR gap exists between the accepted theoretical basis of instruction in singing and the actual methods of vocal t......more

"Tribute: DMX" is a gripping comic book biography that explores the tumultuous life and legendary career of rap icon DMX......more

Welcome to Guitar for Beginners. This book explains in a comprehensive yet simple way, the fundamentals of how to play t......more

How popular music reveals deep histories of racial tensions in southern culture Southern History Remixed spotlights the ......more

In The Reason to Sing, renowned composer-lyricist and teacher Craig Carnelia provides musical actors with a step-by-step......more

In The Reason to Sing, renowned composer-lyricist and teacher Craig Carnelia provides musical actors with a step-by-step......more

Unsound Supplies explores the complex and often hidden provenance of the raw materials that underpin the rich musical cu......more

Back in print: the playful and personal memoir of Meredith Willson’s creative tribulations and triumphs before The Music......more

This groundbreaking book brings artistry to the forefront of early childhood music-artistry in very young children and a......more

In 1974, when young music promoters Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky opened their night club the Bottom Line in an ind......more

This book features interviews with 22 famous opera stars whose careers began in the late 1940s and extended into the 197......more

Despite the key contribution of sound to the development of cinema as a modern (and modernist) art form, analyses of the......more

Learn the most effective ways to practice your instrument Improving on your instrument is as much about being aware of h......more

This 2-volume reference work offers a complete chronology of classical music from the 18th-century through the end of th......more

This 2-volume reference work offers a complete chronology of classical music from the 18th-century through the end of th......more

The dialogue between composers and performers, using the score as a point of departure and reference, as well as reactio......more

Music Education, Social Justice, and the Global South provocatively explores the complex, multidimensional nature of soc......more

The book deals with rhythmic theories and practices in Arabic and Persian sources from the 10th to the 15th century. Sou......more

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Now back in print, this stunning, award- winning visual odyssey encapsulates the essence of Tom Waits’ enigmatic persona......more

When, how, where, does a mark become a musical note? What alchemy occurs to transform a symbol into sound: a song; a sym......more

A vividly personal journey tracing the legacy of 1960s counterculture into the free parties, road protests, and traveler......more

On the possibilities and limits of the means of production in music-making today This book explores the many channels th......more

A long-needed reassessment of the musical culture of fifteenth-century Bohemia, liberating it from nineteenth- and twent......more

Music Production Pedagogy: Perspectives on Innovation in Music Production Education explores and disseminates innovative......more

Music Production Pedagogy: Perspectives on Innovation in Music Production Education explores and disseminates innovative......more

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more

Shelved during the McCarthy era, Model’s photographs of jazz musicians--together with a text by Langston Hughes--are fin......more

Open Access Musicology (OAM) publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly essays primarily intended to serve students and teachers......more

Electronic Dance Music (EDM) has proliferated in popularity, yet little is known about how DJs learn or progress as prof......more

Duke Ellington’s Symphonic Visions, the culmination of a decade-long study of Ellington’s compositions for the symphony ......more

Contributions by Franz Andres Morrissey, Mat Callahan, Suzanne G. Cusick, James E. Dillard, Steven Garabedian, Jim Roger......more

Contributions by Franz Andres Morrissey, Mat Callahan, Suzanne G. Cusick, James E. Dillard, Steven Garabedian, Jim Roger......more

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The life of an opera singer is a total mystery to 99% of members of the audience at any performance. This fascinating bo......more

In his introduction, author Brian T. Atkinson calls singer-songwriter Todd Snider "a marvel and a mystery" who "creates ......more

THE WOOL CITY ROCKER fanzine ran for just three years. Over its fourteen published issues, it expanded from being the vo......more

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"Love is two minutes and fifty-two seconds of squelching noises" (Johnny Rotten, Rolling Stone) The theory is that sex s......more

A celebration and guide to the land of fire and ice’s music history. Iceland punches well above its weight in the world ......more

Have you always wanted to learn piano chords so you can play your favorite songs?Have you learned how to read sheet musi......more

Using extreme music and film as points of departure, Post-Self digs deep into the darkest thoughts of the most dissatisf......more

Discover how Taylor’s music and style have evolved from her self-titled country-infused debut, through the pop hits of 1......more

In Giant Steps, Derek Shulman chronicles a truly incredible life and career in music--first as the leader of the progres......more

More than a collection, this book is a celebration of musical genius, cultural milestones, and the timeless artistry tha......more

The Who defined a generation and rocked the world. "My Generation," "Pinball Wizard," and "Baba O’Riley" are some of the......more

This is SEVENTEEN, from their early days at Pledis Entertainment to dominating stages around the world. SEVENTEEN have e......more

Musical Argonauts of Central Asia tells the story of the Aga Khan Music Programme (AKMP) and its sustained efforts to re......more

Musical Argonauts of Central Asia tells the story of the Aga Khan Music Programme (AKMP) and its sustained efforts to re......more

recorded their self-titled first album over three weekends. It is now regarded as the quintessential punk record. Over t......more

Stories about new musical instruments are often told as quests for new kinds of sounds. The Composer’s Black Box asks, W......more

Stories about new musical instruments are often told as quests for new kinds of sounds. The Composer’s Black Box asks, W......more

700 FANS SHARE MEMORIES OF SEEING GIGS BY & ENCOUNTERS WITH ONE OF BRITAIN’S LEADING SINGER-SONGWRITERS & POLITICAL ACTI......more

Lit Up Inside & Keep ’Er Lit is the collected lyrics of Van Morrison, carefully selected by singer songwriter himself. F......more

If By Magic collects the lyrics and ’baffling ned punk’ lore of cult Glasgow band The Girobabies from 2008-2025. Frontma......more

The creative use of indeterminacy, that is, "chance," is an often-overlooked design opportunity despite the universality......more

This is Beyoncé, as the unrivalled queen of excellence and empowerment. Singer-songwriter and businesswoman supreme, "Qu......more

This is Chappell Roan, as the theatrical icon radiating and celebrating queer and creative energy. Uncover the world of ......more

This book charts all of the albums which feature The Chic Organisation, helmed by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. As w......more

The prevailing wisdom is that, in 1977, punk rock killed prog - presumably by drowning it in spittle. But is this really......more

’Darcus Beese is a formidable cat’ CHUCK D ’An inspiration’ ANNIE LENNOX ’A prince of a man’ BONO The must-read memoir f......more

From her early days as a Disney darling to the fully-fledged pop powerhouse we see today, Sabrina Carpenter has spent ov......more

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