Composers and songwriters

This authoritative volume of 453 letters written by and to composer Charles Ives (1874-1954) provides unparalleled insight into one of the most extraordinary and paradoxical careers in American music history.

Here is the first comprehensive book that covers Prince's forty-plus personal and professional years in and out of the public spotlight.

In 1929 Nadia Boulanger accepted Igor Stravinsky's younger son, Soulima, as her student.

Certificate of Merit Recipient for the 2024 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Sound Research in Recorded Blues, R&B, Gospel, Hip Hop or Soul MusicRufus Thomas may not be a household name, but he is widely regarded as the patriarch of Memphis R&B, and his music influenced three generations.

Literarische Äußerungen von Musikern über ihr Werk sind selten.

In People with Dementia Speak Out, twenty-three people from diverse backgrounds share their experiences of living with dementia.

With an introduction by Steve Harvey and a foreword by David Foster The Grammy-winning founder of the legendary pop/R&B/soul/funk/disco group tells his story and charts the rise of his legendary band in this sincere memoir that captures the heart and soul of an artist whose groundbreaking sound continues to influence music today.

This book explores the album 'Kulmale maale' (To The Cold Land, 1989) by J.

This volume addresses three things many people do not discuss candidly with strangers or mere acquaintances: God, sex, and politics.

The writer of such influential songs as ';Pancho and Lefty,' ';To Live's to Fly,' ';If I Needed You,' and ';For the Sake of the Song,' Townes Van Zandt exerted an influence on at least two generations of Texas musicians that belies his relatively brief, deeply troubled life.

A pianist, arranger, and composer, William Pursell is a mainstay of the Nashville music scene.

This is a wide-ranging and accessible guide to Bartók and his music.

This book chronicles the Kyoto/Kansai 1980s hardcore punk scene through the album Don't Be Swindle by S.

This new biography is a fascinating account of the period in which Chopin lived, and the way in which the political scene helped shape his music.

Hans von Blow is a key figure in 19th century music whose career path was as broad as it was successful.

Joni Mitchell is one of the foremost singer-songwriters of the late twentieth century.

Is The Marriage of Figaro just about Figaro?

Opernkünstler im O-TonOper fasziniert – und wie!

When Elbow won the Mercury Prize in 2008 for their fourth studio album - The Seldom Seen Kid - the accolade followed an organic 17 year long career marked by four classic albums and a cult following that cast them in the role of Manchester's best kept music secret.

Michael Jackson Style is a dazzling style exploration of the King of Pop.

"e;Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly,"e; declares Dolly Parton.

Als die Komponisten Europa verließenZahlreiche, besonders jüdische Komponisten versuchten, vor dem Nationalsozialismus ins Ausland zu fliehen.

Yearsley explores the cultural significance of making music with hands and feet, a mode of performance unique to the organ.

A fresh, accessible guide to Mozart's life and worksOver a period of roughly twenty years, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed more than 600 finished pieces of music.

The president of Southern Seminary reveals how secularism has infiltrated every aspect of society and how Christians, equipped with the gospel of Jesus Christ, can meet it head on with hope, confidence, and steadfast conviction.

Conversing with Cage draws on over 150 interviews with John Cage conducted over four decades to draw a full picture of his life and art.

The composer Thomas Tallis (c.

A study of the 1974 album Kogun by the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band, this book assesses not just its importance in jazz history but also its part in public remembrance of World War II in Japan.

Here is an up-to-date, thoroughly researched biography of the world's most popular pop-punk band.

This modern, high-quality reproduction is perfect for students and would make for a worthy addition to any music collection.

Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) is a foundational keystone of the musical and aesthetic vision of the notorious Norwegian black metal scene and one of the most beloved albums of the genre.

On July 12, 1962, London's Marquee Club debuted a new act, a blues-inflected rock band named after a Muddy Waters song - The Rolling Stones.

Hundreds of the letters that Gustav Mahler addressed to his parents and siblings survive, yet they have remained virtually unknown.

Every week a terrorist attack, riot, or political scandal makes the headlinesand we feel the world around us shaking again.

Provides a comprehensive view of Berlioz the man, the composer, the critic and the writer.

The historic encounter around 1911 between the composer Arnold Schonberg and the painter Wassily Kandinsky occurred at a moment when the first wild revolts against traditional art, Dada and Futurism, had just manifested themselves.

';This book is so many things I didn't know I needed: a testament to the work of healing, a raw howl of anger, and an indictment of misogyny's insipid, predictable, infuriating reign.

Danny Elfman is recognized as one of the most successful, interesting, and innovative figures in recent film music composition.

Classical music shows a close relationship to language, and both musicology and philosophy have tended to approach music from that angle, exploring it in terms of expression, representation, and discourse.

The first substantial volume in English to explore the impact of Arvo Pärt on contemporary music and culture.

The essays in this volume offer diverse, innovative approaches to medieval music and culture.

Based on Catholic and Confucian social ethics, this book develops an ethic of solidarity and reciprocity with the migrants in Asia who are marginalized.

This book addresses the issue of Christianity in public life in China through methodological and constructive approaches.