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“Are We Not New Wave? is destined to become the definitive study of new wave music.” ーMark Spicer, coeditor of Sounding Out Pop New wave emerged at the turn of the 1980s as a pop music movement cas……続きを見る

". . . a great blow-by-blow account of an exciting and still-legendary scene." ---Marshall Crenshaw From the early days of John Lee Hooker to the heyday of Motown and beyond, Detroit has enjoyed a l……続きを見る

Authorship Roles in Popular Music applies the critical concept of auteur theory to popular music via different aspects of production and creativity. Through critical analysis of the music itself, th……続きを見る

Through historical and contemporary examples, this book critically explores the relevance and expressions of multicultural representation in western European operatic genres in the modern world. It ……続きを見る

This bookstudies recent music in the western classical tradition, offering a critique of current analytical/theoretical approaches and proposing alternatives. The critique addresses the present frin……続きを見る

Although the use of music for extramusical purposes has been a part of American culture for some time, the phenomenon remained largely unknown to the general public until revelations became widespre……続きを見る

Music Is My Life is the first comprehensive analysis of Louis Armstrong's autobiographical writings (including his books, essays, and letters) and their relation to his musical and visual performanc……続きを見る

Intended for the music student, the professional musician, and the music lover, Chamber Music: An Essential History covers repertoire from the Renaissance to the present, crossing genres to include ……続きを見る

Dameronia is the first authoritative biography of Tadd Dameron, an important and widely influential figure in jazz history as one of the most significant composers and arrangers of jazz, swing, bebo……続きを見る

In recent decades, experimental music has flourished outside of European and American concert halls. The principles of indeterminacy, improvisation, nonmusical sound, and noise, pioneered in concert……続きを見る

The richness of Detroit’s music history has by now been well established. We know all about Motown, the MC5, and Iggy and the Stooges. We also know about the important part the Motor City has played……続きを見る

Rhymin’ and Stealin’ begins with a crucial premise: the fundamental element of hip-hop culture and aesthetics is the overt use of preexisting material to new ends. Whether it is taking an old dance ……続きを見る

Believe Your Ears is the memoir of composer Kirke Mechem, whose unorthodox path to music provides a fascinating narrative. He wrote songs and played music by ear as a newspaper reporter, a touring t……続きを見る

This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1913 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Songs of Three Counties and Other Poems' is a collection o……続きを見る

The Moshpit: Hub of a live music culture that is high in sex and violence... and no stranger to death. For the hardcore fans of groups like Limp Bizkit, Hole, Korn and Slipknot, the music is only pa……続きを見る

The definitive biography of one of pop music's most private stars. Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics has always been an enigma, ill at ease with the trappings of fame, and giving away little about hers……続きを見る

Franz Schubert's song cycles Schone Mullerin and Winterreise are cornerstones of the genre. But as Richard Kramer argues in this book, Schubert envisioned many other songs as components of cyclical ……続きを見る

Il s'agit d'un livre assez court analysant les rapports entre les media, spécialisés ou non, les internautes et Apple 続きを見る

British Musical Modernism explores the works of eleven key composers to reveal the rapid shifts of expression and technique that transformed British art music in the post-war period. Responding to r……続きを見る

Dieses Buch des Beethoven-Kenners Walter Riezler verbindet den sachlichen, auf historische Genauigkeit bedachten biographischen Bericht mit einer umfassenden Deutung des Werks. Mit einem Vorwort von……続きを見る

Moritz von Bredows erfolgreiche Biografie der Pianistin Grete Sultan (1906-2005) liegt nun auch als digital erweitertes E-Book vor. In vielen Hörbeispielen erhält der Leser einen Eindruck von Gretes……続きを見る

Loin des bio- ou des hagiographies, un bref récit à la première personne, signé d'un philosophe anglais frappé de stupéfaction lors de sa découverte de l'artiste en 1972, à l'âge de douze ans. En me……続きを見る

Ephemeral, fragile, often left unbound, sixteenth-century songbooks led fleeting lives in the pockets of singers and on the music desks of instrumentalists. Constantly in action, they were forever b……続きを見る

Updated to include details of the group's recent concerts under the direction of Ralf Hutter. David Buckley examines the cult enigma that is Kraftwerk, including their beginnings in the avant-garde ……続きを見る

First substantial overview of the life and career of Pharrell Williams, the foremost producer of the modern era, and performer in his own right. It follows him from his days growing up in Virginia, ……続きを見る

When Alice Cooper became the stuff of legend in the early '70s, their shows were monuments of fun and invention. Riding on a string of hits like "I'm 18" and "School's Out," they……続きを見る

Rebels With A Cause is an in-depth account of Green Day's 20-year journey from their scrappy high school band days to international stardom. It's a punk-roots journey told through incisive interview……続きを見る

This definitive reference resource examines how music affects human beings and their interactions in and with the world. The interdisciplinary nature of the work provides a starting place for studen……続きを見る

In Philosophy of Song and Singing: An Introduction, Jeanette Bicknell explores key aesthetic, ethical, and other philosophical questions that have not yet been thoroughly researched by philosophers,……続きを見る