Theory of music & musicology books

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Dark Sound: Feminine Voices in Sonic Shadow

Dark Sound: Feminine Voices in Sonic Shadow

Author: D Ferrett (Falmouth University, UK)
ISBN: 9781501325793
Format: Paperback
$61.99

"""This book examines the concept of 'dark sound', a strand of contemporary music that links the ideas of death,...  Read More >>

John Gunn: Musician Scholar in Enlightenment Britain

John Gunn: Musician Scholar in Enlightenment Britain...

Author: George Kennaway (Author)
ISBN: 9781783276417
Format: Hardback
$207.00

Examines the life and work of Scottish cellist and antiquarian John Gunn (1766-1824) through newly discovered sources....  Read More >>

Radiation Sounds: Marshallese Music and Nuclear Silences

Radiation Sounds: Marshallese Music and Nuclear Silences...

Author: Jessica A. Schwartz
ISBN: 9781478013686
Format: Hardback
$284.99

Jessica A. Schwartz examines the seventy-five years of Marshallese music developed in response to the United States’...  Read More >>

Sound Work: Composition as Critical Technical Practice

Sound Work: Composition as Critical Technical Practice...

Author: Jonathan Impett Impett
ISBN: 9789462702585
Format: Paperback
$142.31

The potential for critical technical practice in the creation of music  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Sound Art

The Oxford Handbook of Sound Art

Author: Jane Grant (Associate Professor in Digital Arts, Associate Professor in Digital Arts, Plymouth University) ,  John Matthias (Head of Research, Head of Research, dbs-i)
ISBN: 9780190274054
Format: Hardback
$314.00

The Oxford Handbook of Sound Art surveys the practices, politics, and emerging frameworks of thought that now define...  Read More >>

A Respectable Spell: Transformations of Samba in Rio de Janeiro

A Respectable Spell: Transformations of Samba in Rio...

Author: Carlos Sandroni
ISBN: 9780252086083
Format: Paperback
$60.99

A landmark in Brazilian music scholarship, A Respectable Spell introduces English-speaking readers to the rich history...  Read More >>

Making Musical Time

Making Musical Time

Author: Guerino Mazzola ,  Alex Lubet
ISBN: 9783030856281
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book is a comprehensive examination of the conception, perception, performance, and composition of time in...  Read More >>

The Power of Why 27 Musicians Captured the Lead: And Why You Should Too

The Power of Why 27 Musicians Captured the Lead: And...

Author: Glory St Germain
ISBN: 9781927641965
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Conflict, Sickness, Judgement, and Personal Struggles - every day, musicians from around the world begin their journey...  Read More >>

A Respectable Spell: Transformations of Samba in Rio de Janeiro

A Respectable Spell: Transformations of Samba in Rio...

Author: Carlos Sandroni
ISBN: 9780252044021
Format: Hardback
$271.00

A landmark in Brazilian music scholarship, A Respectable Spell introduces English-speaking readers to the rich history...  Read More >>

Portraying Performer Image in Record Album Cover Art

Portraying Performer Image in Record Album Cover Art...

Author: Ken Bielen
ISBN: 9781793640727
Format: Hardback
$190.00

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Rock Concert Performance from ABBA to ZZ Top

Rock Concert Performance from ABBA to ZZ Top

Author: Peter Smith ,  Laura Smith
ISBN: 9781793618566
Format: Hardback
$180.00

"This book presents an analysis of 100 rock concert performances and answers the question ""What makes a truly great...  Read More >>

The Kecak and Cultural Tourism on Bali

The Kecak and Cultural Tourism on Bali

Author: Professor Kendra Stepputat ,  Professor Ellen Koskoff (Series Editor)
ISBN: 9781648250316
Format: Hardback
$422.40

Examines the history of one of the best known dramatic dance performance practices on Bali and its connection with...  Read More >>

Play Music Better: Smart music practice tips that work

Play Music Better: Smart music practice tips that work...

Author: Fiona Berry
ISBN: 9781739874001
Format: Paperback
$43.96

learn how to gain confidence with music with proven practice methods that will help you make radical progress, gain...  Read More >>

All Roads Lead to The Birchmere: America's Legendary Music Hall

All Roads Lead to The Birchmere: America's Legendary...

Author: Gary Oelze ,  Stephen Moore
ISBN: 9781647189686
Format: Paperback
$71.15

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Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville

Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville

Author: Hilary Poriss (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Northeastern University)
ISBN: 9780190299637
Format: Hardback
$233.00

This book surveys the myriad and creative changes that have affected The Barber of Seville since its premiere, exploring...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Timbre

The Oxford Handbook of Timbre

Author: Emily I. Dolan (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, Brown University) ,  Alexander Rehding (Fanny Peabody Professor of Music, Fanny Peabody Professor of Music, Harvard University)
ISBN: 9780190637224
Format: Hardback
$245.95

With essays covering an array of topics including ancient Homeric texts, contemporary sound installations, violin...  Read More >>

Xenakis Creates in Architecture and Music: The Reynolds Desert House

Xenakis Creates in Architecture and Music: The Reynolds...

Author: Roger Reynolds (Univeristy of California, USA) ,  Karen Reynolds
ISBN: 9780367698461
Format: Paperback
$88.99

Xenakis Creates in Architecture and Music describes the collaborative interaction of internationally acclaimed composer...  Read More >>

Popular Music, Power and Play: Reframing Creative Practice

Popular Music, Power and Play: Reframing Creative Practice...

Author: Dr. Marshall Heiser (Independent scholar and music technology developer-manufacturer., Independent Scholar, Australia)
ISBN: 9781501362743
Format: Hardback
$190.00

Once the domain of a privileged few, the art of record production is today within the reach of all. The rise of...  Read More >>

Becoming Clara Schumann: Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon

Becoming Clara Schumann: Performance Strategies and...

Author: Alexander Stefaniak
ISBN: 9780253058287
Format: Paperback
$37.95

Well before she married Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann was already an internationally renowned pianist, and she...  Read More >>

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