Featuring groundbreaking, never-before-heard stories, Duane Tudahl pulls back the paisley curtain to reveal the untold story of Prince's rise from cult favorite to the biggest rock star on the planet.
Featuring groundbreaking, never-before-heard stories, Duane Tudahl pulls back the paisley curtain to reveal the untold story of Prince's rise from cult favorite to the biggest rock star on the planet.
The most abstract, playful and confounding of reggae subgenres, dub is a vital component of sound system culture that has wielded disproportionate influence.
Populism and nationalism in classical music held a significant place between the world wars with composers such as George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, and Leonard Bernstein creating a soundtrack to the lives of everyday Americans.
Hitchcock's second memoir explores the formation of his seminal 1970s band the Soft Boys, and the obsessions that fuelled his early creative output'British singer-songwriter Hitchcock wistfully reflects on boarding school and the music that shaped him in this captivating chronicle of the year he credits with sculpting his artistic sensibility .
Human civilizations longest lasting artifacts are not the great Pyramids of Giza, nor the cave paintings at Lascaux, but the communications satellites that circle our planet.
One of rock and roll's iconic figures, Bruce Springsteen produced his most influential, and many would argue his greatest, body of work from 1973 to 1987.
Die Publikation widmet sich einer zentralen, bislang kaum erschlossenen Dimension des traditionellen chinesischen Theaters ('xiqu') – dem Gesang als ästhetischem und grundlegendem Prinzip.
This book offers the first multidisciplinary perspective on the formation and practices of fandoms before the term 'fan' was borrowed from the world of sport to describe enthusiastic filmgoers in the 1910s.
This book offers the first multidisciplinary perspective on the formation and practices of fandoms before the term 'fan' was borrowed from the world of sport to describe enthusiastic filmgoers in the 1910s.
HipHop wurde 50 und diese Entwicklung war nicht nur in Amerika sondern auch in Deutschland ab Anfang der 1980er Jahre alles andere als homogen, widerspruchsfrei und immer überall gesellschaftlich akzeptiert.
Mario Puzo and Carol Gino-Beyond the Shadows of The Godfather, there was the Light of a Love StoryNew York Times bestselling author Carol Gino, offers her intimate memoir about love and creative collaboration with acclaimed writer, Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather.
HipHop wurde 50 und diese Entwicklung war nicht nur in Amerika sondern auch in Deutschland ab Anfang der 1980er Jahre alles andere als homogen, widerspruchsfrei und immer überall gesellschaftlich akzeptiert.
Having moved from jazz, Blues and R'n'B to out-and-out pop in his various 1960s bands, keyboard player Manfred Mann went back to the drawing board in 1971 with a new quartet, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and the intention of focusing on progressive rock.
The French drink, smoke and eat more fat than anyone in the world, yet they live longer and have fewer heart problems than the English and the Americans.
This innovative volume explores the potential of alternative seating practices (ASP) to revolutionize orchestral music teaching in US schools and beyond by improving musicians' social and musical experiences, including peer mentorship.
This innovative volume explores the potential of alternative seating practices (ASP) to revolutionize orchestral music teaching in US schools and beyond by improving musicians' social and musical experiences, including peer mentorship.
Innovation in Music: Innovative Creative Practice is a groundbreaking collection, bringing together contributions from instructors, researchers, and professionals, focusing on the joy of discovery in the context of music production, music technology, and music performance.
Music Education in South Asia: Context and Practice weaves together a powerful collection of stories and insights from music educators, scholars, and practitioners across the region.
From the beginning of the colonial period, western musical forms and practices have travelled to the subcontinent, interacted with domestic sound cultures, and played a significant role in the making of Indian modernity.
Innovation in Music: Innovative Creative Practice is a groundbreaking collection, bringing together contributions from instructors, researchers, and professionals, focusing on the joy of discovery in the context of music production, music technology, and music performance.
Music Education in South Asia: Context and Practice weaves together a powerful collection of stories and insights from music educators, scholars, and practitioners across the region.
Composing for Silent Film offers insight, information, and techniques for contemporary composition, arrangement, and live score performance for period silent film.
