Music reviews and criticism

"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.

This volume uniquely highlights women's empowerment, bringing in theoretical understandings, research studies and auto-ethnographic narratives of women belonging to different parts of the globe and paving the way towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development goal 5.

This volume uniquely highlights women's empowerment, bringing in theoretical understandings, research studies and auto-ethnographic narratives of women belonging to different parts of the globe and paving the way towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development goal 5.

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.

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.

This title was originally published in 1964.

This title was originally published in 1964.

Sorrow Tears and Blood offers a glimpse into the complicated social, cultural, and political phenomenon that is Nigeria.

While much has been said about the nostalgia and historic references of Daft Punk's final album, Random Access Memories, this book reveals its ambition and future-focus, and claims these aspects do not necessarily contradict.

Sorrow Tears and Blood offers a glimpse into the complicated social, cultural, and political phenomenon that is Nigeria.

In this exploration of Cocteau Twins' quintessential album, Chris Tapley traces lines in all directions from Blue Bell Knoll to paint a revealing portrait of the enigmatic trio and their career-long struggles with self-doubt, stubborn principles, and pure experimentation.

The once derided musical hybrid that is 1970s Jazz Fusion has since become one of the most influential genres of music in jazz, rock, soul, and hip-hop.

This comprehensive portrait of Tropicalia, exploring everything from influences and results to context and main players, demonstrates how the genre helped reinvent Brazil's cultural identity in a post-colonial world.