Geared towards teens, this book is for readers that are ready to move beyond the stage of simply ripping audio from CDs to the more creative ends of d ...
Long a taboo subject among critics, rhythm finally takes center stage in this book's dazzling, wide-ranging examination of diverse black cultures acro ...
A critical survey of Hollywood film musicals from the 1960s to the present. This book examines how, in the post-studio system era, cultural, industria ...
One of the most fascinating figures of seventeenth-century music, composer and singer Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 - c.1720) was active in both Venic ...
As a work of cultural criticism that recalls the concerns of Foucault, Hayden White, Zizek, and others Decentering Music examines the struggle for the ...
As a work of cultural criticism that recalls the concerns of Foucault, Hayden White, Zizek, and others Decentering Music examines the struggle for the ...
La Mer stands at the center of Debussy's achievement. Described by the composer as "a seascape without figures," it is arguably the greatest and most ...
This volume examines how the search for ''cultural authenticity,'' the dispute over the past, and the role of ''modernity'' have been instrumental in ...
Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force, this book focuses on the 'dark side' of ...
I haven't had enough time to fully delve into this book, but on first inspection, it seems like a winner. It breaks down for you the skeleton of each ...
Nick Cave is now widely recognized as a songwriter, musician, novelist, screenwriter, curator, critic, actor and performer. From the band, The Boys Ne ...
This unique collection of essays examines the flow of African American music and musicians across the Atlantic to Europe from the time of slavery to t ...
Why did jazz become a dominant popular music genre in the 1920s and rock 'n' roll in the 1950s? Why did heavy metal, punk rock and hiphop find their w ...
Get ready to step into the mysterious world of the video game sound designer and composer. Creating Music and Sound for Games examines the responsibil ...
Over its eighty-year history, country music has evolved from little-known local talents to multimillion-dollar superstar musicians. In the 1920s, the ...
In this sparkling collection, "roots" music authority Tony Russell offers vivid portraits of the men and women who created country music, the artists ...
Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co- ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the seri ...
