Music: styles and genres

If there is anything that can be said to define the music scene in the Nordic countries, it is that it is tremendously diverse, something that this engaging and informative guide to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland's folk music will demonstrate.

Manchester Beethoven studies presents ten original chapters by scholars with close ties to the University of Manchester.

Busby Berkeley's big-production numbers are emblematic of the Hollywood dream factory.

Originally published in 1927, this illuminating study concerns three people, about two of whom much has already been written.

"e;Grammy Award-winning producer Shepard throws open the door to the recording booth in his exuberant and fine-grained debut memoir.

When it was originally published in 1967, this study of J.

"e;Grammy Award-winning producer Shepard throws open the door to the recording booth in his exuberant and fine-grained debut memoir.

Based on his decades of experience conducting these works, Leonard Slatkin guides readers through eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the nineteenth century:* Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No.

The book explores record collecting and vinyl consumption in the 21st century within the context of the vinyl revival.

This book presents a novel approach to the study of contemporary social movements and activism.

Antonio Salieri – ein Name, der bis heute untrennbar mit Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ver-bunden ist, oft umgeben von Mythen und Missverständnissen.

¿Qué es una imagen, cómo se hace una obra, qué significa lo abstracto y cómo se confronta la vida con la gran corriente del Caos que desafía a los artistas?

DAS BUCH ZWÖLF gibt eine Zusammenschau aller zwölf Felder unter Berücksichtigung der zugeordneten Grimm-Märchen.

This book is about Lady Gaga's branding-the stories that inform it and the ideas that shape her public image.

Opera, a History of the Impossible Genre offers an accessible and chronological survey of opera.

The essays in this volume are concerned with song repertories and performance practice in 15th-century Europe.

"e;Myths of the Modocs: Indian Legends from the Northwest"e; by Jeremiah Curtin is a captivating collection of traditional stories that offers a rare and insightful glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of the Modoc people.

Ferdinand Ries – ein Name, der oft im Schatten seines berühmten Lehrers Ludwig van Beethoven steht, doch dessen Leben und Werk einen faszinierenden Blick auf eine der spannendsten Epochen der Musikgeschichte bietet.