Music: styles and genres

A fully illustrated review of the contemporary artwork of Edward and Nancy Kienholz, which clarifies its importance in American art history and illuminates its critique of American society and culture.

Wie gelingt Musik, auf ein Geschehen in der Welt zu verweisen?

Films are the lingua franca of western culture; for decades they have provided viewers with a universal way of understanding the human experience.

This title was originally published in 1971.

This title was originally published in 1971.

Established in the 1950s by musician and engineer Pierre Schaeffer, the Groupe de Recherches Musicales would become the nerve center for avant-garde artists experimenting with sound and acoustics, as well as the birthplace of a genre of music-making enabled by new recording technologies and sound pioneers: musique concrete.

George Lewis, one of the great traditional jazz clarinetists, was born in 1900 at about the same time that jazz itself first appeared in New Orleans.

* What is the relationship between youth culture and popular music?

Established in the 1950s by musician and engineer Pierre Schaeffer, the Groupe de Recherches Musicales would become the nerve center for avant-garde artists experimenting with sound and acoustics, as well as the birthplace of a genre of music-making enabled by new recording technologies and sound pioneers: musique concrete.

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.

A must-have for every Boyz II Men fan, this unofficial and unauthorized handsome volume traces forty years of the groundbreaking group through stunning photography, fascinating facts, and interviews with fans and industry pros.

Commonly known as the "e;Arnolfini Wedding"e; or "e;Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride,"e; Jan van Eyck's double portrait, painted in 1434, is probably the most widely recognized panel painting of the fifteenth century.

This title was originally published in 1973.

This title was originally published in 1973.

Es ist das Jahr 1980 und die Welt befindet sich im Kalten Krieg.

This title was originally published in 1956.

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

This title was originally published in 1956.

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

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.

Whether you're visiting Japan, living there, armchair traveling, or just love jazz, this guide points you toward the best of Japan's vibrant jazz scene.