Music reviews and criticism

Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldnt exist.

In April 1998, legendary southern jam band Widespread Panic held a free open-air record release show in downtown Athens, Georgia, its homebase.

An original exploration and celebration of Taylor Swift, the world's biggest music star, as taught at the world's most prestigious university.

In Alive in the Sound, Ronald Radano proposes a new understanding of US Black music by focusing on the key matter of value, manifested musically in its seemingly embodied qualities-spirit, soul, and groove.

Since its release in 1976, ABBA's song "e;Fernando"e; has been loved by fans around the globe both for its sing-along chorus and its revolutionary spirit.

The Royal Conservatory of Music, founded in 1886, is rich in history and genius.

In seinem neuesten Buch entlarvt Marcus drei »gewöhnliche« amerikanische Songs als grundlegende Dokumente amerikanischer Identität: Bascom Lamar Lunsfords »I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground« (1928), Geeshie Wileys »Last Kind Words Blues« (1930) und Bob Dylans »Ballad of Hollis Brown« (1964).

"Zouglou, rythmes et résistance" vous invite à revivre l’histoire fascinante d’un mouvement musical qui a profondément marqué l’identité de la Côte d’Ivoire.

Qui aurait imagine trouver Nekfeu aux cotes d'Aragon a la meme table ?

David McComb, the driving force behind The Triffids, shaped one of Australia's most revered albums, Born Sandy Devotional ( 1986).

David McComb, the driving force behind The Triffids, shaped one of Australia's most revered albums, Born Sandy Devotional ( 1986).

En una tierra donde tantas voces fueron acalladas, una se alzó con la fuerza de lo inquebrantable.

The Life and Music of John Field offers a deep exploration of one of the most enigmatic and underappreciated figures in Western music history.

The Life and Music of John Field offers a deep exploration of one of the most enigmatic and underappreciated figures in Western music history.

Earth Song invites readers to delve into Earth's vast evolutionary journey, showcasing how life and landscapes have transformed over hundreds of millions of years.

Horizons Circled: Reflections on My Music captures Ernst Krenek's profound insights on his artistic journey, articulated through a series of reflective essays.

Horizons Circled: Reflections on My Music captures Ernst Krenek's profound insights on his artistic journey, articulated through a series of reflective essays.

Thematic Catalog of a Manuscript Collection of Eighteenth-Century Italian Instrumental Music, by Vincent Duckles and Minnie Elmer, offers a richly detailed survey and contextual study of a uniquely intact body of manuscripts now preserved at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Thematic Catalog of a Manuscript Collection of Eighteenth-Century Italian Instrumental Music, by Vincent Duckles and Minnie Elmer, offers a richly detailed survey and contextual study of a uniquely intact body of manuscripts now preserved at the University of California, Berkeley.

This title was originally published in 1951.

This title was originally published in 1951.

The New York loft jazz scene of the 1970s was a pivotal period for uncompromising, artist-produced work.

The New York loft jazz scene of the 1970s was a pivotal period for uncompromising, artist-produced work.

In The Tradition of Western Music, Gerald Abraham distills his Ernest Bloch Lectures at Berkeley into a sweeping meditation on how music both embodies and transforms cultural life.

In The Tradition of Western Music, Gerald Abraham distills his Ernest Bloch Lectures at Berkeley into a sweeping meditation on how music both embodies and transforms cultural life.

Just Beyond Listening asks how we might think about encounters with sound that complicate standard accounts of aurality.

Just Beyond Listening asks how we might think about encounters with sound that complicate standard accounts of aurality.

This title was originally published in 1992.

This title was originally published in 1992.

Revisits Australian rock band silverchair's globally successful debut album Frogstomp (1995) and asserts that the band is not an imitation of American grunge nor an emblem of Gen X angst.

Fanfare for a City invites us to listen to the sounds of Paris during the Second Empire (18521870), a regime that oversaw dramatic social change in the French capital.

This title was originally published in 1961.

This title was originally published in 1961.

Confronting Stravinsky: Man, Musician, and Modernist offers a groundbreaking exploration of Igor Stravinsky's dynamic career, delving into his stylistic transformations and the broader cultural forces that shaped his influential works.

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 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.

This title was originally published in 1967.

This title was originally published in 1967.