Music: styles and genres

'I loved it, and I'm sure you will too' - Joe Lycett'A captivating memoir: illuminating, witty, and tremendously moving' - Nigella Lawson'A tender portrait of the importance of TV' - Jack ThorneTwo very gay things happened in the space of 24 hours in October 2003.

The greatest untold story in the history of hip-hop, this is the first-ever complete account of the scene, street-savvy stars, and daring record label that launched West Coast hip-hop into the American mainstream and produced the hits that dominated the '80s and '90s-with previously unseen material, photos, and exclusive interviews.

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What do we carry with us—and what do we finally learn to leave behind?

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Do you remember the click of a steel tiffin box snapping shut before sunrise?

Ventriloquism, or the art of "e;throwing the voice,"e; has outdated and even unsettling connotations to many, associated with vaudeville and the nefarious talking dolls of so many horror movies.

During Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' (1969-98), paramilitary groups were supported and sustained by a sociocultural apparatus that helped legitimise their position within the community and disseminate their political message.

Playwright, composer, actor, director, and producer George M.

Make your first complete EDM track this weekend.

Singing Utopia is a unique and ambitious work which asks us to listen differently to voice in musical theatre.

Singing Utopia is a unique and ambitious work which asks us to listen differently to voice in musical theatre.

Playwright, composer, actor, director, and producer George M.

For anyone who has ever repeated the line about the ancient Celtic festival — and never checked it.

Confessions of a Musical Masochist is a darkly funny, brutally candid chronicle of one musician's decades-long refusal to take a hint.

You have been there.

Self-help does not sell knowledge.

The standard light operas, their plots and their music is an accessible reference guide that introduces readers to well-known light operas and operettas through clear and engaging storytelling.

Decades after his passing, Elvis Presley remains one of popular music's greatest icons.

Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking exploration of diversity and representation in music videos with Audiovisual Alterity.

Thinking Community Music explores critical questions concerning community music practice and theory with emphasis on intervention, hospitality, pedagogy, social justice, inclusion, cultural democracy, music, research, and future possibilities.

Thinking Community Music explores critical questions concerning community music practice and theory with emphasis on intervention, hospitality, pedagogy, social justice, inclusion, cultural democracy, music, research, and future possibilities.

Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking exploration of diversity and representation in music videos with Audiovisual Alterity.

During Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' (1969-98), paramilitary groups were supported and sustained by a sociocultural apparatus that helped legitimise their position within the community and disseminate their political message.

Few politicians produced the musical reaction that Ronald Reagan did.

Gerald Bordman's American Musical Theatre has become a landmark book since its original publication in 1978.

Alice Gerrard, an award-winning and storied folk and bluegrass musician for over 50 years, is one of the notable few women in a heavily male genre.

In this unique exploration of world mythology, discover how ancient tales across cultures have influenced today's pop culture, from Beyonce to Game of Thrones.

When we talk about a jazz "e;standard"e; we usually mean one of the many songs that jazz musicians repeatedly play as part of their core repertoire.

From Modes to Keys in Early Modern Music Theory addresses one of the broadest and most elusive open topics in music history: the transition from the Renaissance modes to the major and minor keys of the high Baroque.

A STUNNING NEW AND COMPLETELY REVISED EDITION OF THE FENDER BIBLE FOR 2026Leo Fender's guitars have arguably shaped modern music more than any other brand.

Sixty years ago the iconic Jackie magazine first hit the newsstand, and for millions of girls, nothing was ever the same.

**A Financial Times Book of the Year**A landmark account of Paul McCartney s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the rise of one of the decade s most iconic bandsThis is the story, in their own words, of a band that came to define a generation.

When we talk about a jazz "e;standard"e; we usually mean one of the many songs that jazz musicians repeatedly play as part of their core repertoire.

The brother and sister team of Karen and Richard Carpenter rank as one of the most successful acts in pop music history.

Alice Gerrard, an award-winning and storied folk and bluegrass musician for over 50 years, is one of the notable few women in a heavily male genre.

Emerging from the anonymity of a Scottish new town in the early 1980s, The Jesus and Mary Chain have carved a path through alternative music that is as confrontational as it is hypnotic.

Winner of the 2019 John Leo and Dana Heller Award for the Best Work in LGBTQ Studies from the PCA The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom examines the evasive depictions of sexuality in domestic and family-friendly sitcoms.

From Modes to Keys in Early Modern Music Theory addresses one of the broadest and most elusive open topics in music history: the transition from the Renaissance modes to the major and minor keys of the high Baroque.

Sounds, Ecologies, Musics poses exciting challenges and provides fresh opportunities for scholars, scientists, environmental activists, musicians, and listeners to consider music and sound from ecological standpoints.

This volume contains the final letters of Charles Burney from 1810, when he was 84, to 1814, when he died at the age of 88.

'A literary and deeply heartfelt exploration of an under-appreciated genre.

Movementwho moves, where they move, and how they movehas long been perceived as a racial threat in the United States.

After decades of cover-ups and denials, in a June 2021 report, the US government finally admitted what many people already knew: yes, UFOs are real, and no, we don't know what (or who) they are.

Dancing Black, Dancing White: Rock 'n' Roll, Race, and Youth Culture of the 1950s and Early 1960s offers a new look at the highly popular phenomenon of the televised teen dance program.

Dancing Black, Dancing White: Rock 'n' Roll, Race, and Youth Culture of the 1950s and Early 1960s offers a new look at the highly popular phenomenon of the televised teen dance program.

Sounds, Ecologies, Musics poses exciting challenges and provides fresh opportunities for scholars, scientists, environmental activists, musicians, and listeners to consider music and sound from ecological standpoints.

Who is Uncle Albert?

Afrikaans art song literature is a fascinating but neglected genre, largely inaccessible to non-native speakers outside South Africa.

First brought to the United States in the nineteenth century by Chinese and Japanese immigrants, Buddhism has become a major feature of the North American religious, cultural, and social landscape.