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Whether regarded as a perplexing object, a morally captivating force, an ineffable entity beyond language, or an inescapably embodied human practice, music has captured philosophically inclined mind……続きを見る

What is postmodern music and how does it differ from earlier styles, including modernist music? What roles have electronic technologies and sound production played in defining postmodern music? Has ……続きを見る

Fourteen revealing essays by a prominent Berlioz authority on some of the composer's acclaimed compositions (the Symphonie fantastique, Les Nuits d'été, Les Troyens) and writings (the celebrated Mém……続きを見る

Based on private diaries, correspondence, and unpublished writings, George Rochberg, American Composer, reveals the impact of personal trauma on the creative and intellectual work of a leading postm……続きを見る

Elements of Sonata Theory is a comprehensive, richly detailed rethinking of the basic principles of sonata form in the decades around 1800. This foundational study draws upon the joint strengths of ……続きを見る

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists a……続きを見る

In der musikalischen Aufführungspraxis ist es normalerweise der Mensch, der das Tempo erzeugt. Innerlich ein Tempo zu etablieren und es an das der mitmusizierenden Personen anzugleichen, ist eine gr……続きを見る

Byron Almén proposes an original synthesis of approaches to musical narrative from literary criticism, semiotics, historiography, musicology, and music theory, resulting in a significant critical re……続きを見る

(Berklee Press). When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer. This book is about what the……続きを見る

INSTANTLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE FILTERS AND FULLY MASTER YOUR SYNTHESIZER, EVEN IF YOU'RE A COMPLETE BEGINNER NEW: The ultimate 4-part series for sensational sound design Learning how to do synthesi……続きを見る

Chord language is a natural information system. Its basic forms are: chord (quantized discrete spectrum), chord space (open, closed, membrane string), chord mathematical model (tempometry, harmony),……続きを見る

How is the Beatles' "Help!" similar to Stravinsky's "Dance of the Adolescents?" How does Radiohead's "Just" relate to the improvisations of Bill Evans? And how do Chopin's works exploit the non-Eucl……続きを見る

Ein kleine Einführung in das Verwenden der sog. Tritonus-Stimmung bei Saiteninstrumenten. Insbesondere für Gitarre gedacht & gemacht, aber ohne Weiteres auf alle anderen Saiteninstrumente übertragba……続きを見る

Der zweite Teil der Reihe "Tritonus-Tuning für Gitarre & Saiteninstrumente, Eine kleine Einführung". Wer durch Teil I Geschmack an diesem Tuning gefunden hat, erhält hier einen tieferen Einblick in ……続きを見る

Streamingdienste, Vinylflohmärkte, die verstaubte CD-Sammlung - nie gab es so viele Möglichkeiten auf Musik zuzugreifen wie heute. In Form ethnografischer Tracks zeigt Christian Elster, was Musiksam……続きを見る

Do YOU Know Your Scales? Are You Sure..? I spent 9 years playing guitar, even getting to a high level, without knowing my scales backwards and forwards. I was actually embarrassed when I jammed with……続きを見る

In The Musician's Way, veteran performer and educator Gerald Klickstein combines the latest research with his 30 years of professional experience to provide aspiring musicians with a roadmap to arti……続きを見る

"Altogether it is a book that should be required reading for any student of music, be he composer, performer, or theorist. It clears the air of many confused notions . . . and lays the groundwork fo……続きを見る

Music has been examined from multiple perspectives: as a product of human history, for example, or a product of human culture. But there is also a long tradition, intensified in recent decades, of t……続きを見る

Why does a piano sound like a piano? A similar question can be asked of virtually all musical instruments. A particular note-such as middle C-can be produced by a piano, a violin, a clarinet, and ma……続きを見る

(Musicians Institute Press). This book is a step-by-step guide to Musicians Institute's well-known Harmony and Theory class. It includes complete lessons and analysis of: intervals, rhythms, scales,……続きを見る

THE PRACTICAL, PROFESSIONAL AND POWERFUL WAY TO BECOME A SUPERIOR EDM MUSIC PRODUCER Make sound design easy, make music theory fun, and make mixing a thrill Let me guess… you also thought it’d be a ……続きを見る

Make better songs faster with FL Studio Shortcuts Name me one bodybuilder who doesn’t know how to lift weights. Show me one soldier who doesn’t know how to fire a rifle. Now tell me what music produ……続きを見る

Sonic fiction is everywhere: in conversations about vernacular culture, in music videos, sound art compositions and on record sleeves, in everyday encounters with sonic experiences and in every sing……続きを見る

The guitarist and composer Pat Metheny ranks among the most popular and innovative jazz musicians of all time. In Pat Metheny: The ECM Years, 1975-1984, Mervyn Cooke offers the first in-depth accoun……続きを見る

Despite its importance as a central feature of musical sounds, timbre has rarely stood in the limelight. First defined in the eighteenth century, denigrated during the nineteenth, the concept of tim……続きを見る

In Great Songwriting Techniques, veteran composer and teacher Jack Perricone shares years of experience in the art, science, and pedagogy of songwriting to teach readers the craft. Whether they writ……続きを見る

Sonic Overload offers a new, music-centered cultural history of the late Soviet Union. It focuses on polystylism in music as a response to the information overload swamping listeners in the Soviet U……続きを見る

**WINNER of Presto Books' Best Composer Biography** NINE WORKS OF BEETHOVEN, NINE WINDOWS INTO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A MUSICAL GENIUS. 'We are doubly blessed that Beethoven should have led such an ……続きを見る

The political has always been part of popular music, but how does that play out in today’s musical and political landscape? Mixing Pop and Politics: Political Dimensions of Popular Music in the 21st……続きを見る