Music 6

The eleven essays that comprise this volume represent some of the most significant strands of current Schubert research. Arising from an international conference organized by the Schubert Institute ……続きを見る

A stunningly personal collection of never-before-seen poetry, lyrics, and sketches from renowned musician Florence Welch Songs can be incredibly prophetic, like subconscious warnings or messages to ……続きを見る

Em Formação Profissional em Música 〓– Volume II estão reunidas reflexões de pesquisadores de três instituições de ensino do Brasil: UFBA, UFRGS e Unicamp, em que se discute a formação universitária……続きを見る

Michael Haneke's films subject us to extreme experiences of disturbance, desperation, grief, and violence. They are unsoftened by music, punctuated by accosting noises, shaped by painful silences, a……続きを見る

Through the rise and fall of the Hollywood studio system, David O. Selznick reigned as Hollywood's preeminent producer. His reputation depended in large part on music. The orchestral cacophony of Ki……続きを見る

Sébastien Erard and the firm that carried his name are seminal in the history of musical instruments. Erard's inventions - especially the double escapement for the piano and the double-action for th……続きを見る

Music, whether performed or heard, has been seen as therapeutic in the history of many cultures. How have its therapeutic properties been conceptualized and explained? Which cultures have used music……続きを見る

A lavishly illustrated tribute to the greatest entertainer of a generation. ‘The world has lost one of the greats but his music will live on forever’ – Madonna Michael Jackson was the undisputed Kin……続きを見る

Why did I marry a metal head? Easy – I didn't know he was one. Slick didn't reveal the truth until the engagement ring was on my finger. By then I'd told all my friends I was getting hitched so I co……続きを見る

Resultado de uma pesquisa de mestrado em comunicação, desenvolvido na Universidade Federal de Pernambuco entre 2005 e 2007. Atualizado e revisado para publicação, o livro apresenta conceitos atualiz……続きを見る

“Reggae’s chief eyewitness, dropping testimony on reggae’s chief prophet with truth, blood, and fire.” ーMarlon James, Man Booker Prize–winning author Renowned reggae historian Roger Steffens’s rive……続きを見る

Widespread distribution of recorded music via digital networks affects more than just business models and marketing strategies; it also alters the way we understand recordings, scenes and histories ……続きを見る

'Melody’s tremors had returned. There was only one window. She’d give it a few more seconds then smash it with the bong and make her escape.' Melody Bright, Britain’s latest pop phenomenon, is on a ……続きを見る

Focusing on some of the best-known and most visible stage plays and dance performances of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries, Penny Farfan's interdisciplinary study demonstrates that……続きを見る

Soul Searcher A collection of poetic lyrics by Dexter Lives. Soul Searcher The Easy Way Out The Hurt is Worse than the Consequence (Empty Eyes) To the Edge of Your Soul As a Crow Flies My Heart Beat……続きを見る

"Exceptionally illuminating and philosophically sophisticated." ---Ted Cohen, Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago "In this audacious and long-awaited book, Joel Rudinow takes seriously a ……続きを見る

In The Necessity of Music, Celia Applegate explores the many ways that Germans thought about and made music from the eighteenth- to twentieth-centuries. Rather than focus on familiar stories of comp……続きを見る

Since her late-1990s debut as a member of the R&B trio Destiny's Child, Beyonce Knowles has garnered both praise and criticism. While some consider her an icon of female empowerment, others see her ……続きを見る

In this book, Alison Stone argues that popular music since rock-‘n’-roll is a unified form of music which has positive value. That value is that popular music affirms the importance of materiality a……続きを見る

Relive The Beatles’ last live public concert through the eyes of the ultimate rock 'n' roll photographer Jim Marshall. This deluxe volume collects over 150 photos and proof sheets, half of them neve……続きを見る

Why has music so often served as an accomplice to transcendent expressions of gender? Why did the query "is he musical?" become code, in the twentieth century, for "is he gay?" Why is music so inher……続きを見る

This volume contains 13 original essays exploring Rammstein's stage performance and recorded works from multiple academic perspectives. Topics range from Rammstein's connection with 19th century Ger……続きを見る

O título compõe o projeto “Patrimônio Musical na Bahia”, que compreende a arquivologia musical como um campo de conhecimento que reúne conceitos e técnicas com o fim de atender as necessidades espec……続きを見る

Rock music today is universal and its popular history is well known. Yet few know how and why it really came about. Taking a fresh look at events long overlooked or misunderstood, this book tells ho……続きを見る

As an artist, David Bowie was widely considered a "chameleon," shedding one persona to create another and thus staying popular, relevant and compelling. In reality, Bowie was able to work with the r……続きを見る

Lady Gaga represents both the height of celebrity and a disruption of the norms surrounding the social position. This book charts the way the pop star manages the celebrity persona in her relationsh……続きを見る

Why does music have such a powerful effect on our minds and bodies? It is the most mysterious and most intangible of all forms of art. Yet, Anthony Storr believes, music today is a deeply significan……続きを見る

This study surveys music and dance from a global perspective, viewing them as a composite whole found in every culture. To some, music means sound and body movement. To others, dance means body move……続きを見る

American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television. Stricken with rickets as a child, Verdon overc……続きを見る

Playing trumpet in the 9th Infantry Division Band should have been a safe assignment but the Viet Cong swarmed throughout the Mekong Delta, and safety was nonexistent. The band's twofold mission--bo……続きを見る