History & Criticism

the Fender Telecaster Is Regarded As The First Commercially Successful Solid Body Electric 'spanish' Guitar. Designed By Leo Fender At A Time When The Wor...

A Biography Of One Of The Most Famous Drummers Of The Swing Era, Who After World War Ii Successfully Led Several Bands Of His Own. Buddy And Drummers -- Bud...

Handel, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Messiaen . . . Men of genius as different as their music - but all inspired by dee...

from It's Inception By Dj Kool Herc To Its Modern Form, Can't Stop, Won't Stop Follows The History Of The Most Pivotal Music Phenomenon's Of Our Time, Hip...

David Foster Wallace and Mark Costello's exuberant exploration of rap music and culture. Living together in Cambridge in 1989, David Foster Wallace and lo...

From The Sugar Rush Of Tokyo's Idol Subculture To The Discordant Polyrhythms Of Its Experimental Punk And Indie Scenes, This Book By Japan Times Music Colum...

I. Fundamentals : 1. Element Of Pitch : The Keyboard And Octave Registers ; Notation On The Staff ; The Major Scale ; The Major Key Signatures ; Minor Scale...

This volume celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra. It describes some its most reknowned musical directors such as Stotowski and Mut...

a Useful Collection Of Definitions, Composers And Theory. This Pocket-sized Reference Book Includes A Broad Range Of Important Information, From Basic Princ...

widely Praised By Instructors For Its Captivating Presentation Of Musical Concepts, This Landmark Music-appreciation Text Continues To Help Transform Stud...

Introduction. The Nineteenth-century Musical Background -- Pt. I. Beyond Tonality : From 1900 To World War I -- 1. The Historical Context : Europe At The Tu...

Probably Best General Book On The Subject. Thorough Discussion Of 57 Instruments, Technical Aspects Of Writing For Each, Much Else. Percussion Instruments -...

Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. Foreword / Richard D. Parsons And Jonelle Procope -- The Apollo: A Place Of Possibility / Lonnie G. Bunch Iii -- Growing Up ...

This well-known study by an eminent musicologist constitutes one of the best mid-level explorations of the nature and function of the orchestra. Tracing the...

An updated and expanded edition of this perennial favorite, tracing the line of composers from Monteverdi to the tonalists of the 1990s. In this new editio...

derek Bailey’s Improvisation, Originally Published In 1980, And Here Updated And Extended With New Interviews And Photographs, Is The First Book To Deal W...

A most welcome addition to Beethoven literature . . . combines a musician's perception of the music and an informed musicologist's command of recent Beeth...

Jarret Keene. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [137]) And Discography (p. 129-136).Categories: Arts & Photography Music Musical GenresRock

101 true stories to surprise and delight Canadian music fans.Did you know that Serena Ryder played the quietest concert ever from the ocean floor during low...

This book explores the musical interest and needs of children in their daily lives. Based upon their expressed thoughts and actual musicking behaviors, thi...

National Bestseller * Named one of Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2018 * One of Newsweek's 50 Best Books of 2018 * A Billboard Best of 2018 * A New Yo...

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life was the first comprehensive history of the disc jockey, a figure who has become a powerful force shaping the music industryan...

Dave Bidinia, Rhythm Guitarist With The Rheostatics, Knows All Too Well Waht The Life Of A Rock Band In Canada Involves: Storied Arenas One Tour And Bars Wa...

Is There A Song That Changed Your Life? Npr's Music Authority Bob Boilen Posed That Question To Some Of Today's Best-loved Musical Legends And Rising Stars....

The First Biography Of Manchester Born Singer David Gray, From His Early Years In Obscurity Though The Gradual Building Of Support In Ireland To The Huge Ma...

Straight Outta Eden -- Subterranean Lovesick Blues -- A Word From Our Sponsor -- Things Fall Apart -- Towering Babble -- Fear Of Woman -- There Is A Light T...

In Psychedelia and Other Colours, acclaimed author Rob Chapman explores in crystalline detail the history, precedents and cultural impact of LSD, from the e...

Looking back on his beginnings as a performer, one of America's most popular cabaret singers pays tribute to the Gershwins and the other composers who inspi...

this Magnificent Survey Of The Most Popular Period In Music History Is An Extended Essay Embracing Music, Aesthetics, Social History, And Politics, By One...

Preparing For Das Lied : Fünf Lieder Nach Rückert/kindertotenlieder : From Darkness To Light And The Birth Of Dichotomy -- Decoding Das Lied -- An Afterwo...

Biography of the British musical group, the Led Zeppelin.Categories: Arts & Photography Music Musical GenresRock

Go Cat Go! Is The First Solid Overview Of Rockabilly, From Its Crystallization As A Recognizable Style In 1954 With Elvis Presley's First Release Through It...

Benefiting from the research of eminent Bach scholars, this Companion examines Bach's work in the context of his age. Categories: Arts & Photography M...

V. 1. Women In Rock Map. Jarboe (swans). Tribe 8. Joan Jett. Kathleen Hanna (bikini Kill). Valerie Agnew (7 Year Bitch). Lois Maffeo. Naomi Yang. Kendra Smi...

Pamela Des Barres Was The Sweetheart Of Rock, The Reigning Queen Of L.a.'s Wild Music Scene. A Hopeful Romantic And The Ultimate Star-chaser, She Lived Life...

Featuring A Wide Array Of Iconic Rock Posters, Period Photographs, Music Memorabilia And Light Shows, Out-of-this-world Clothing, And Avant-garde Films, Thi...

Grout Paris ska new Western music history (below) (2010) ISBN: 4276112141 [Japanese Import]Categories: Arts & Photography MusicHistory & Criticism ...

More than 200 years after the first speaking machine, we are accustomed to voices that speak from any- and everywhere. We interact daily with voices that em...

Robert Palmer. Includes Index. Discography: P. [279]-293. Bibliography: P. [295]-299.Categories: Arts & Photography Music Musical GenresR&B & So...