Music: styles and genres

In his boisterous and entertaining memoir, Nigel Dick recounts his wild ride from record company motorcycle messenger to a leading music video director.

"e;Poetry puts intent into words; singing lengthens words"e;--this is one of the earliest Chinese comments on artistic expression.

"e;Poetry puts intent into words; singing lengthens words"e;--this is one of the earliest Chinese comments on artistic expression.

Larnelle Harris is one of the most renowned Christian vocalists of our generation.

"e;This is the book on K-pop everybody has been waiting for.

'The Cultural Tutor is dedicated to a cosmopolitan view of culture.

In The Music-Machines, author Sean Nye traces a fascinating and distinctly American interpretation of 20th century German electronic music .

It's closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globebut it's definitely not the last danceIn this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife.

It's closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globebut it's definitely not the last danceIn this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife.

Discover the fascinating stories that lie behind the music.

This book positions stand-up comedy as a strategy for women’s empowerment, using new materialist concepts to explore the affective and atmospheric dimensions of laughter, play and performance.

This book positions stand-up comedy as a strategy for women’s empowerment, using new materialist concepts to explore the affective and atmospheric dimensions of laughter, play and performance.

For 50 years, HUSTLER Magazine has been a cultural force-provocative, unconventional, and always pushing the conversation forward.

Rebel Dance, Renegade Stanceshows how community music-makers and dancers take in all that is around them socially and globally, and publicly and bodily unfold their memories, sentiments, and raw responses within open spaces designated or commandeered for local popular dance.

"e;A wild ride through a vital chapter in rock n roll history.

The way rhythm is taught in Western classrooms and music lessons is rooted in a centuries-old European approach that favors metric levels within a grand symmetrical grid.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Lynyrd Skynyrd have been playing their patented brand of Southern rock music for over fifty years.

As the 1980s commenced, The Bee Gees were ensnared by a fervent backlash stemming from their unparalleled late-1970s commercial halcyon.

Beat Instrumental summed it up in 1971: 'In a few short months, Curved Air have emerged from the unknown depths to become one of the most talked-about bands around.

1974 was probably the last of the 'golden years' of the first wave of progressive rock.

Astaire by Numbers looks at every second of dancing Fred Astaire committed to film in the studio era--all six hours, thirty-four minutes, and fifty seconds.

Astaire by Numbers looks at every second of dancing Fred Astaire committed to film in the studio era--all six hours, thirty-four minutes, and fifty seconds.

Sarah Banet-Weiser complicates the standard feminist take on beauty pageants in this intriguing look at a hotly contested but enduringly popular American ritual.

Now in its third edition, A Handbook of Diction for Singers is a complete guide to achieving professional levels of diction in Italian, German, and French.

Now in its third edition, A Handbook of Diction for Singers is a complete guide to achieving professional levels of diction in Italian, German, and French.

1970 was a year of change in pop and rock music, with divisions between both becoming ever more blurred.

The BBC Proms is the world's biggest and longest-running classical musical festival and one of the jewels in the crown of the BBC.

The BBC Proms is the world's biggest and longest-running classical musical festival and one of the jewels in the crown of the BBC.

Explore the groundbreaking Hymnal 1982 through the eyes of its creators as the Episcopal Church celebrates the fortieth anniversary of its publication.

Now in its second edition, Choral Repertoire is the definitive and comprehensive one-volume presentation of the canon of the Western choral tradition.

Now in its second edition, Choral Repertoire is the definitive and comprehensive one-volume presentation of the canon of the Western choral tradition.

This is a guide for any Christian Leader or Performer interested in learning about the art of mime and its theatrical use in worship services.

Music, Communities, Sustainability, edited thoughtfully by Huib Schippers and Anthony Seeger, traces the genesis, implementation, and development of the influential 2003 UNESCO Convention on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and its impact on music practices around the world.

Music, Communities, Sustainability, edited thoughtfully by Huib Schippers and Anthony Seeger, traces the genesis, implementation, and development of the influential 2003 UNESCO Convention on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and its impact on music practices around the world.

A reissue of Joe Oestreich's legendary memoir, featuring a new introduction by Rob Harvilla (60 Songs that Explain the '90s) and a new afterword by the author.

In The Music-Machines, author Sean Nye traces a fascinating and distinctly American interpretation of 20th century German electronic music .

"e;This entertaining, fast-paced biography"e; of the legendary singer-songwriter "e;will thrill fans of Little Richard and early rock and roll"e; (Publishers Weekly).

The life of the legendary drummer and singer is explored through extensive research and personal interviews with family, friends, and fellow musicians.

Sondheim in Our Time and His offers a wide-ranging historical investigation of the landmark works and extraordinary career of Stephen Sondheim, a career which has spanned much of the history of American musical theater.

A Performer's Guide to Transcribing, Editing, and Arranging Early Music provides instruction on three important tasks that early music performers often undertake in order to make their work more noticeable and appealing to their audiences.

A Performer's Guide to Transcribing, Editing, and Arranging Early Music provides instruction on three important tasks that early music performers often undertake in order to make their work more noticeable and appealing to their audiences.

Echoes of '79: Synths, Circuits, and the New British Sound• Captures a pivotal year in British music with fresh historical insight• Connects punk, disco, reggae, and early electronic music into a single narrative arc• Explores the rise of synthesisers and studio technology shaping the 1980s• Strong appeal to readers of music history, cultural studies, and retro‑era nonfictionBritain, 1979.

Created by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward and sung by generations of black performers, Porgy and Bess has been both embraced and reviled since its debut in 1935.

The Oratorio in the classical Era is the third volume of Howard Smithers monumental History of the Oratorio, continuing his synthesis and critical appraisal of the oratorio.