History of music

The first official account of the iconic record label.

In autumn 1525, Luther wrote The Bondage of the Will as a response to humanist and theologian Erasmus of Rotterdams On Free Will.

An insightful look at the urban sensibility that gives the Great American Songbook its pizzazz.

In einer Zeit, in der Frauen in der Musikwelt selten die Anerkennung erhielten, die ihnen gebührte, stach eine Ausnahmeperson hervor: Sophia Corri.

The Codex Buranus, compiled, in all likelihood, in South Tyrol in the first half of the thirteenth century, has fascinated modern scholars and performers ever since its rediscovery in 1803.

The award-winning, much-loved memoir of renowned author and musician Anna Goldsworthy about her first steps towards a life in music.

The exciting discovery of new music from the Middle Ages sheds new light on knowledge of the medieval motet.

"e;It is [a] fully illuminated story that Richard Taruskin, in the path-breaking essays collected here, unfolds around Modest Musorgsky, Russia's greatest national composer.

This book reconsiders the significance of the salon as a social and cultural phenomenon and as a source of artistic innovation and exchange in the long nineteenth century.

Bela Bartok, who died in New York fifty years ago this September, is one of the most frequently performed twentieth-century composers.

The most iconic concert hall in the world celebrates 150 years with a stunning review of history's finest performances and performers.

An innovative contribution to Scriabin studies, covering aspects of Scriabin's life, personality, beliefs, training, creative output, and interaction with contemporary Russian culture.

Gabriel Faure's melodies offer an inexhaustible variety of style and expression that havemade them the foundation of the French art song repertoire.

Building upon the developing picture of the importance of British music, musicians and institutions during the eighteenth century, this book investigates the themes of composition, performance (amateur and professional) and music-printing, within the wider context of social, religious and secular institutions.

Con il catalogo I libretti italiani a stampa dalle origini al 1800, pubblicata dal 1990 al 1994 da Bertola & Locatelli a Cuneo, Claudio Sartori ha donato alla ricerca sulla storia dell'opera e dell'oratorio una base completamente nuova.

In 1953, the same year that Elvis Presley cut his first demo, Cash Box magazine named the Hilltoppers the top vocal group of the year.

The Miserere by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) is one of the most popular, oft performed and recorded choral pieces of late Renaissance/early Baroque music.

Dein Song möchte Kinder und Jugendliche darin ermuntern, sich aktiv mit Musik zu beschäftigen und bietet talentierten Nachwuchssongwritern Raum für die Entfaltung ihrer eigenen musikalischen Ideen.

Derived from the colorful traditions of vaudeville, burlesque, revue, and operetta, the musical has blossomed into America's most popular form of theater.

Con il catalogo I libretti italiani a stampa dalle origini al 1800, pubblicata dal 1990 al 1994 da Bertola & Locatelli a Cuneo, Claudio Sartori ha donato alla ricerca sulla storia dell'opera e dell'oratorio una base completamente nuova.

Musik, einst Inbegriff von Harmonie, wird seit der Romantik zunehmend dissonanter.

Fresh and innovative takes on the dissemination of music in manuscript, print, and, now, electronic formats, revealing how the world has experienced music from the sixteenth century to the present.

The Italian Ars Nova Music: A Bibliographic Guide to Modern Editions and Related Literature is an essential resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Italian Trecento music.

The Symphonic Poem in Britain 1850-1950aims to raise the status of the genre generally, and in Britain specifically, by reaffirming British composers' confidence in dealing with literary texts.

Nostalgia for the Future is the first collection in English of the writings and interviews of Luigi Nono (19241990).

Put your boy band expertise to the test with nearly 500 trivia questions, accompanied by entertaining illustrations capturing your favorite musical moments.

From the winds of Mars to a babys first laugh, a prolific philosopher-composer reflects on the profound imperative of sound in everyday life.

Listening for the Secret is a critical assessment of the Grateful Dead and the distinct culture that grew out of the group's music, politics, and performance.

Der Thesenanschlag Martin Luthers jährte sich 2017 zum 500.

Originally published in 1997, Collins Opera & Operetta is an invaluable guide to this fascinating but sometimes misunderstood art form, presenting essential information on over 180 major operas and operettas in an accessible, yet scholarly, way.

2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title WinnerDrawing on a wealth of unexplored sources, this biography offers the first comprehensive critical reappraisal of the life and works of Nikolay Myaskovsky.

The composer's diaries, translated for the first time, with commentary on his distinctive musical aesthetics and his relationship to artistic cross-currents in Czechoslovakia, France, and America.

The 1970s saw a wave of singer-songwriters flood the airwaves and concert halls across the United States.

A revealing look at French composer and virtuoso Camille Saint-SaensCamille Saint-Saens-perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music-is now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed his earlier importance.

Wilhelm Loehe is one of the most significant nineteenth-century figures for North American church life and mission, whose influence continues into the present.

A synchronic study that highlights the importance of printed packaging, rather than notes on the page, to the complex relationship between composers, publishers, and consumers of music.

A wide-ranging look at the interplay of opera and political ideas through the centuriesThe Politics of Opera takes readers on a fascinating journey into the entwined development of opera and politics, from the Renaissance through the turn of the nineteenth century.

The first full-length treatment of the operatic querelles in eighteenth-century France, placing individual querelles in historical context and tracing common themes of authority, national prestige and the power of music over popular sentiment.

Aspects of beauty in the music of MozartIt is a common article of faith that Mozart composed the most beautiful music we can know.

'A truly unusual and strangely revealing lens through which to view music and history and the dark life of the sea' Brian Eno'As memorable, pleasurable and irrational as all the highest quests' John Higgs'A perfect example of the power and beauty of industrial music' Cosey Fanni TuttiWhat does the foghorn sound like?

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

Like his compositions, Milton Babbitt's writings about music have exerted an extraordinary influence on postwar music and thinking about music.

Since its first publication in 1990, Brahms and His World has become a key text for listeners, performers, and scholars interested in the life, work, and times of one of the nineteenth century's most celebrated composers.