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Richard Strauss (1864–1949) ist bis heute einer der meistgespielten Opernkomponisten. In seiner glänzend geschriebenen Biographie schildert der Strauss-Experte Bryan Gilliam das Leben und Werk des K……続きを見る

Beginning with the Weathermen explosion in Greenwich Village and ending with punk, the seventies was the age of extremes; sex, drugs and, of course, rock 'n' roll. With an extraordinary cast of char……続きを見る

More than fifty years after their founding, the Rolling Stones still tour and create new music as the world’s quintessential rock band. David Malvinni’s Experiencing the Rolling Stones: A Listener’s……続きを見る

" On ne devient pas végétarien par hasard, on adopte ce style de vie d'abord par respect pour les animaux, la nature, la planète. Et puis un jour on réalise que l'on se sent mieux. On découvre une é……続きを見る

Sports and popular music are synergistic agents in the construction of identity and community. They are often interconnected through common cross-marketing tactics and through influence on each othe……続きを見る

This book is the first to explore style and spectacle in glam popular music performance from the 1970s to the present day, and from an international perspective. Focus is given to a number of repres……続きを見る

Who does not ponder what inspires creativity? Why does one person excel as a doctor, another as an artist, and yet a third as a composer? Why do some fortunate people seem overly endowed with an abu……続きを見る

Hangin' Tough, the second album by the New Kids on the Block, has sold more than seventeen million copies worldwide since it was released in 1988. But the album and the band have also been dismissed……続きを見る

This practical book describes the specific use of receptive (listening) methods and techniques in music therapy clinical practice and research, including relaxation with music for children and adult……続きを見る

In Interactive Music Therapy - A Positive Approach, Amelia Oldfield explains how her approach to music therapy sessions establishes a constructive musical dialogue with children that emphasises posi……続きを見る

Tocar era su pasión. Vivir, algo secundario. La genial historia del mejor pianista de todos los tiempos. A sus cincuenta años, el pianista canadiense Glenn Gould, afamado y ensalzado en todo el orbe……続きを見る

Michael Bradley joined his school friend's group in Derry, Northern Ireland in the summer of 1974. They had two guitars and no singer. Four years later the Undertones recorded 'Teenage Kicks', John ……続きを見る

The definitive account of one of rock 'n' roll's most engagingly shambolic acts as well as an evocative portrait of the times in which they raised hell and recorded some timeless tracks, now updated……続きを見る

Face to Face with John Lennon tells the true story of the Beatles unexpected arrival in Anchorage, Alaska in the summer of 1966. A true account of the legendary band and how I came face to face with……続きを見る

Turkish Metal journeys deep into the heart of the Turkish heavy metal scene, uncovering the emergence, evolution, and especially the social implications of this controversial musical genre in a Musl……続きを見る

This work represents the first comparative study of the folk revival movement in Anglophone Canada and the United States and combines this with discussion of the way folk music intersected with, and……続きを見る

Ubiquitous Musics offers a multidisciplinary approach to the pervasive presence of music in everyday life. The essays address a variety of situations in which music is present alongside other activi……続きを見る

When considering the role music played in the major totalitarian regimes of the century it is music's usefulness as propaganda that leaps first to mind. But as a number of the chapters in this volum……続きを見る

The Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revision of college-level music history courses. This i……続きを見る

Giulio Cesare Brancaccio was a Neapolitan nobleman with long practical experience of military life, first in the service of Charles V and later as both soldier and courtier in France and then at the……続きを見る

When Music Migrates uses rich material to examine the ways that music has crossed racial faultlines that have developed in the post-Second World War era as a consequence of the movement of previousl……続きを見る

Vinyl: A History of the Analogue Record is the first in-depth study of the vinyl record. Richard Osborne traces the evolution of the recording format from its roots in the first sound recording expe……続きを見る

Increasingly, it is becoming evident that those involved in socio-musical studies must focus their investigative lens on musical practice and articulation of the self, on music and community involve……続きを見る

In The World of William Byrd John Harley builds on his previous work, William Byrd: Gentleman of the Chapel Royal (Ashgate, 1997), in order to place the composer more clearly in his social context. ……続きを見る

This book offers compelling new perspectives on the revolutionary potential of improvisation pedagogy. Bringing together contributions from leading musicians, scholars, and teachers from around the ……続きを見る

Stuart Sutcliffe is the most famous contender for the crown of 'fifth Beatle'. One of the founding members, a close friend of Lennon, he left the band after their Hamburg sojourn in order to pursue ……続きを見る

ANTHOLOGIE " Vous les femmes... ", " Je n'ai pas changé "... Qui n'a jamais entendu ou fredonné les refrains inoubliables du chanteur à la voix de velours ? Ses succès sont trop nombreux pour que no……続きを見る

El rock es algo más que música. Sin embargo, nunca ha sido sencillo definir ese "algo" excedente. Forma híbrida de arte, espectáculo y mercancía, liturgia y fiesta, el rock es, en sí mismo, un modo ……続きを見る

Ramon Gener és un apassionat de la música. De fet, només hi ha una cosa que l’apassioni més: compartir aquesta dèria, fer-nos còmplices d’aquesta manera de viure i de sentir. Perquè, com ens explica……続きを見る

La improvisació en la música es manifesta en una multiplicitat de situacions i modalitats. És una pràctica força viva en l?actualitat i amb unes profundes arrels històriques que li permeten assumir ……続きを見る