Lavish musical soundtracks contributed a special grandeur to the new widescreen,
Yayoi Uno Everett focuses on four operas that helped shape the careers of the composers
Lauri Suurpää brings together two rigorous methodologies, Greimassian semiotics and
In Italy during the late cinquecento, printed music could be found not only in the homes
This updated, expanded, and reorganized edition of Women and Music features even more
Departing from the traditional German school of music theorists, Michael Klein injects a
English music studies often apply rigid classifications to musical materials, their uses,
This book traces the development of Azerbaijani art music from its origins in the Eastern,
Considered one of the greatest composers—and music critics—of the Romantic era, Robert
Who inspired Johannes Brahms in his art of writing music? In this book, Jacquelyn E. C.
Byron Almén proposes an original synthesis of approaches to musical narrative from
For Denise Von Glahn, listening is that special quality afforded women who have been
Over the past quarter century, music studies in the academy have their postmodern
The German lied, or art song, is considered one of the most intimate
Much music was written for the two most important dances of the 18th and 19th centuries,
Revising her classic 1989 book Harps and Harpists, Roslyn Rensch expands her authoritative
In the 17th century, harmonious sounds were thought to represent the well-ordered body of
Revised and expanded, A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth Century Music is a comprehensive
Charles Ives (1874–1954) moved traditional compositional practice in new directions by
Revised and expanded since it first appeared in 1991, the guide features two new chapters
Burdened by famine, the plague, and economic hardship in the 1500s, the troubled citizens
In a piano factory tucked away in Richmond, Indiana, Gennett Records produced thousands of
In this new history of music in Zimbabwe, Mhoze Chikowero deftly uses African sources to
These essays explore music and its relationship to language, aesthetics, and culture in
A rare case among history's great music contemporaries, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) and
Stylized dance music and music based on dance rhythms pervade Bach's compositions.
J. S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello are among the most cherished and frequently
Lawrence Bennett provides a comprehensive study of the rich repertoire of accompanied
A defining moment in Catholic life in early modern Europe, Holy Week brought together the
This innovative volume challenges the ways we look at both cinema and cultural history by
By exploring the relationship between music and the moving image in film narrative, David
To be successful, a musician often has to be an entrepreneur: someone who starts a
Well before she married Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann was already an
Focusing on one of the legendary musicians in jazz, this book examines Miles Davis's often
Contributors to this exciting new volume examine the intersection of structure and meaning
Coined in 1992 by composer/saxophonist John Zorn, "Radical Jewish Culture," or RJC, became
Entre la divulgación musical y la irreverencia, el pianista Miguel Baselga
