History of music

Over the last several decades, perceptive observers of Western civilization have documented what virtually everyone has perceived: as the old foundations of society have toppled, morality and personal character have been set adrift and often vanished altogether.

The modern and contemporary legacy of Luther's theology is a vital topic of continuing investigation, assessment, and construction.

Volume 5 of The Annotated Luther series features Luther's writings that intersect church and state, faith, and life lived as a follower of Christ.

Volume 1 of The Annotated Luther series contains writings that defined the roots of reform set in motion by Martin Luther, beginning with the Ninety-Five Theses (1517) through The Freedom of a Christian (1520).

Volume 2 of The Annotated Luther series contains a number of the writings categorized under the theme Word and Faith.

Volume 4 of The Annotated Luther series presents an array of Luthers writings related to pastoral work.

Modern interpreters typically attach revolutionary significance to Luthers Christology on account of its unprecedented endorsement of Gods ontological vulnerability.

There has been a distinct tendency in modern scholarship to underestimate Luther’s teaching on love by overemphasizing his teaching on justification.

The story of Lutherans in America is one of mutual influence.

One Hope: Re-Membering the Body of Christ is a rich ecumenical resource designed to help Catholic and Lutheran communities mark the approaching 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

Does Martin Luther have anything to say to us today?

No one can read far in the Old Testament without encountering numerous acts of violence that are sanctioned in the text and attributed to both God and humans.

The place and significance of Martin Luther in the long history of Christian anti-Jewish polemic has been and continues to be a contested issue.

Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings has become the gold standard for use in seminary and college environments.

Luther's transformational idea of justification by faith alone was often misunderstood and misrepresented in the early years of the Reformation.

For thirty years, Mark as Story has introduced readers to the rhetorical and narrative skill that makes Mark so arresting and compelling a story.

From their formulation in the sixteenth century through the present day, every generation of Lutheran leadership has grappled with the centrality and importance of the Lutheran confessional writings.

"Roberto Gerhard (Valls, 1896-Cambridge, 1970) es uno de los músicos españoles más importantes del siglo XX.

In When Rock Met Reggae, Steven Blush takes a spirited, cross-genre perspective in this illuminating chronicle (Booklist) of the crossover of Jamaican, British, and American sounds that changed the face of popular music.

Este libro reúne 15 canciones esenciales de María Elena Walsh, una de las voces más queridas y trascendentes de la música y la poesía argentina.

The humorist asked his readers to share their least favorite tunes and chronicles the hilarious responses.

What lunacy would cause a 55-year-old white male to embroil himself in the world of New Orleans rap - as ideas man, talent-spotter, lyricist, and would-be producer?

This early work on Martin Luther is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

Originally published in 1930, this little book is not an exposition of the art of violin-playing, nor does it claim to teach a system of technical study.

A complete guide to interpretation of music and the rules and principles of playing and teaching the piano.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Originally published in 1921, this book was written in an attempt to, 'give the serious teacher and student the practical benefit of the knowledge acquired during a lifetime's playing the violin, including mechanical means and technical procedure as well as the ideas and ideals of art'.

Originally published in 1924, this book is the result of many years' quiet thought and observation in connection with the authors own teaching.

The psychology of music aims to explain and understand musical behaviour and musical experience.

This wonderful collection by Erik Satie contains scores for the solo piano.

This wonderful collection of sonatas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart contains scores for the solo piano.

Featuring all 12 pages of sheet music for Frederic Chopin's remarkable solo piano piece 'Heroic'.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A virtuosic memoir .

After more than eight years of extensive research on the varnish used by the Italian Violin Makers from 1550 to 1750 A.

"e;Out of a lifetime's experience of playing church organs, Dr.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Isabel Merton is a renowned concert pianist whose playing is marked by rare intensity.

Hip-hop is now a global multi-billion pound industry.

Shortly after Chopin's death in 1849, Franz Liszt wrote the first full-length biography of his fellow composer.

The Grosse Fuge, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in his late period, has an involved and complicated history.

Of all the elements that combine to make movies, music sometimes seems the forgotten stepchild.

Women's Bands in America is the first comprehensive exploration of women's bands across the three centuries in American history.

Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today.

Black Sabbath has often been credited with inventing heavy metal with their first album released in 1970.