Sound Heritage is the first study of music in the historic house museum, featuring contributions from both music and heritage scholars and professionals in a richly interdisciplinary approach to...
Andrea Swensson, Maya Rudolph, "Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years" Authoritatively written and including rare photography and memorabilia, this stunningly illustrated book explores every aspect of...
Mixing Pop and Politics is not a history of political music, but a political history of popular music. Spanning the early 50s to the present, it shows how, from doo-wop to hip-hop, punk to crunk and...
Discover the power of music and be inspired by cultures from all over the world with the Children's Book of Music. You'll find out how instruments are made and played and learn about the fascinating...
The Technique of Orchestration Workbook, Seventh Edition,accompanies the textbook of the same name―the definitive resource on the study of orchestration―providing musical excerpts, full scores, and...
This textbook is written for a very specific purpose and audience: It serves as a breadth requirement for a general education program at the college level for non-science majors. It is also suitable...
Recorded Music in Creative Practices: Mediation, Performance, Education brings new critical perspectives on recorded music research, artistic practice, and education into an active dialogue. ...
A stunning social history of British rap and grime by one of the nation's foremost cultural chroniclers. I met people who never quite fit in where they were supposed to, who found solace, salvation...
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) is best known as the composer of one of the most popular works of music in the twentieth century―the Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra. It’s been featured in...
Music Education in the Caribbean and Latin America: A Comprehensive Guide, features music education from twenty of the most important Latin American countries and Caribbean islands. The islands and...
Since the establishment of film music studies, there has been a steady growth of serious analytical work on the film music repertoire. Film Music Analysis: Studying the Score offers the first...
Whether social, cultural, or individual, the act of imagination always derives from a pre-existing context. For example, we can conjure an alien's scream from previously heard wildlife recordings or...
Whether social, cultural, or individual, the act of imagination always derives from a pre-existing context. For example, we can conjure an alien's scream from previously heard wildlife recordings or...
A brilliant, singular collection of essays that looks to music, fantasy, and pop culture—from Beyoncé to Game of Thrones—to excavate and reimagine what has been disappeared by migration and...
Psychedelic music is a fascinating yet under-researched field of study. This thought-provoking collection offers a broad introduction to the field of psychedelic music studies, bringing together...