Music: styles and genres

This book investigates the aesthetic and political dialectics of East Berlin to argue how its theater and opera stages incited artists to act out, fuel, and resist the troubled construction of political legitimacy.

This book explores the crafts and performing arts of South Asia through a focus on labour and livelihood.

*Nominated for Best Book at the 2025 Chortle Awards*'Really funny & engaging.

Young Valentin receives encrypted messages from a mysterious Cecilia whom he has never met.

The Gentlemen in the White Hats by C.

A finales de los años 70, algo se estaba fraguando en la ciudad universitaria de Athens (Georgia), donde empezó a emerger un sustrato de jóvenes con inquietudes artísticas que no tardarían en formar grupos de rock.

Originally published in 1967, in this book the author delves deeply into the fascinating field of Bach's music and the reasons for his 'borrowing', and adaptation within his oeuvre.

SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025An autobiographical white-knuckle ride around the global fight game by the legendary Steve Bunce: the voice of the sport who is celebrating four decades of writing and talking about boxers and boxing.

From studio albums to stadium tours, Taylor Swift is a record-setting pop artist whose impacts are outsized and global in scale.

Jozef Kozlowski war mehr als nur ein außergewöhnliches musikalisches Talent – er war ein Visionär, dessen Werke die europäische Musikszene tiefgreifend veränderten.

Unlocking Meaning in Art Song teaches singers how to analyze songs in order to discover deeper meanings and create more compelling interpretations and performances.

Garth Brooks was the best-selling country artist of the 1990s.

A TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARAN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARA RESIDENT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARIn Never Understood, William Jim tell the story of The Jesus and Mary Chain - one of Britain's greatest guitar bands - for the very first time.

Academic interest in mariachi is rising, especially outside Mexico.

The ultimate celebration of the world s favourite classical knees-up!

Fiddles in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Cultures presents fresh data and debates drawn from extensive research to broaden the study of African music by focusing on fiddle playing, exploring rhythm aesthetics and tonal systems within cultural contexts.

Folk music of the 1960s and 1970s was a genre that was always shifting and expanding, yet somehow never found room for so many.

"e;We were living through the realities of war and bringing the war onto the stage.

Musicians fulfill an important and necessary function in the sacred liturgy of the Catholic Church.

Lorde won two Grammys earlier this year for her song 'Royals,' which has captivated audiences all over the world and skyrocketed her from obscurity to superstardom.

Rage Against The Machine's founding member and guitarist Tom Morello has given author Joel McIver his blessing to write this unauthorised biography of one of the most pro-actively political rock bands on the planet.

Sosina Wogayehu learnt to do flips and splits at the age of six, in her parents' lounge room in Addis Ababa.

This book offers an in-depth exploration of the childhood musical experiences of Vietnamese elders, providing a unique lens on the intersections between identity, culture, and music education.

Iceland is one of the most unique and fascinating countries in the world.

Aufgeschrieben von Thomas Zimmer.

Von den meisten als die erste Heavy-Metal-Band uberhaupt bezeichnet und von Millionen vergottert, hat die Band in standig wechselnder Besetzung weltweit Tausende von Konzerten gespielt, dabei die unheilige Dreifaltigkeit aus Sex, Drogen und Skandalen ausgelebt und auf diesem Weg so ziemlich jede hartere Rockband beeinflusst, die seit 1970 von Bedeutung war.

An in-depth look at how Mumford & Sons rose from the West London folk scene to worldwide emulation.

This volume presents Prokofieff's charming musical tale for children in an easy arrangement for piano.

In this comprehensive and probing biography, Tim Grierson examines Wilco's history, discussing each of their albums in detail and exploring their often divisive 20-year output.