Theory of music and musicology

James McNeill Whistler and France: A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music is the first full-length and in-depth study to position this painter within the overall trajectory of French modernism during the second half of the nineteenth century and to view the artist as integral to the aesthetic projects of its most original contributors.

Thomas Schuttenhelm provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and throughout the compositional process associated with Michael Tippett's Fifth String Quartet and a comprehensive analysis of the entire quartet.

Thomas Schuttenhelm provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and throughout the compositional process associated with Michael Tippett's Fifth String Quartet and a comprehensive analysis of the entire quartet.

Improvisation was a crucial aspect of musical life in Europe from the late eighteenth century through to the middle of the nineteenth, representing a central moment in both public occasions and the private lives of many artists.

Improvisation was a crucial aspect of musical life in Europe from the late eighteenth century through to the middle of the nineteenth, representing a central moment in both public occasions and the private lives of many artists.

This eclectic compilation of readings tells the history of rock as it has been received and explained as a social and musical practice throughout its six decade history.

This eclectic compilation of readings tells the history of rock as it has been received and explained as a social and musical practice throughout its six decade history.

Over the past four decades, rap and hip hop culture have taken a central place in popular music both in the United States and around the world.

Over the past four decades, rap and hip hop culture have taken a central place in popular music both in the United States and around the world.

The first edition of Ernst Kurth's Musikpsychologie appeared in 1931, and was regarded by contemporaneous psychologists as no less than the foundation for a new systematic approach to the perception and cognition of music.

The first edition of Ernst Kurth's Musikpsychologie appeared in 1931, and was regarded by contemporaneous psychologists as no less than the foundation for a new systematic approach to the perception and cognition of music.

The music of Edvard Grieg is justly celebrated for its harmonic richness, a feature especially apparent in the piano works written in the last decades of his life.

The music of Edvard Grieg is justly celebrated for its harmonic richness, a feature especially apparent in the piano works written in the last decades of his life.

Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study, Second Edition, is a comprehensive textbook for those with no previous study in jazz, as well as those in advanced theory courses.

Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study, Second Edition, is a comprehensive textbook for those with no previous study in jazz, as well as those in advanced theory courses.

For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Twentieth-Century Techniques, and Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis taken by music majors.

As in the earlier editions, the emphasis is on the practical fundamentals of orchestration.

Simon Zagorski-Thomas sets out a framework for the study of record production using current ideas from psychology and sociology.

Simon Zagorski-Thomas sets out a framework for the study of record production using current ideas from psychology and sociology.

A landmark history of early radio in Germany and the quest for broadcast fidelityWhen we turn on a radio or stream a playlist, we can usually recognize the instrument we hear, whether it's a cello, a guitar, or an operatic voice.

Music and Ethical Responsibility argues that musical experience involves encounters with others, and ethical responsibilities arise from those encounters.

Music and Ethical Responsibility argues that musical experience involves encounters with others, and ethical responsibilities arise from those encounters.

This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage.

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This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage.

This book explores the interaction between music and mathematics including harmony, symmetry, digital music and perception of sound.

This book explores the interaction between music and mathematics including harmony, symmetry, digital music and perception of sound.

Steege explores Helmholtz''s significance within a historical shift in the theory and practice of listening in nineteenth-century European culture.

Steege explores Helmholtz''s significance within a historical shift in the theory and practice of listening in nineteenth-century European culture.

This book offers a fundamental reworking of the history of the development of Greek music from the classical period to Roman times.

From its prehistoric past to its multicultural present, this history examines singing as a historical and universal phenomenon.

From its prehistoric past to its multicultural present, this history examines singing as a historical and universal phenomenon.

Watkins presents a cultural history of metaphors of musical depth in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German criticism and analysis.

Watkins presents a cultural history of metaphors of musical depth in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German criticism and analysis.

Investigating the reception of Schubert''s most daring harmonies, this book uses Schubert''s harmonic practice to critique canonical music theories.

Investigating the reception of Schubert''s most daring harmonies, this book uses Schubert''s harmonic practice to critique canonical music theories.

A study of the performance and composition of early twentieth-century popular music in the context of ''high'' modernism.

A study of the performance and composition of early twentieth-century popular music in the context of ''high'' modernism.

A radical reappraisal of the left-wing politics at the heart of nineteenth-century German music and culture, first published in 2010.

A radical reappraisal of the left-wing politics at the heart of nineteenth-century German music and culture, first published in 2010.

Covering modal music from Gregorian chant through the seventeenth-century, The Principles and Practice of Modal Counterpoint is a comprehensive textbook combining stylistic composition, theory and analysis, music history, and performance.

Covering modal music from Gregorian chant through the seventeenth-century, The Principles and Practice of Modal Counterpoint is a comprehensive textbook combining stylistic composition, theory and analysis, music history, and performance.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics, subjects, thinkers and debates in philosophy and music.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics, subjects, thinkers and debates in philosophy and music.

Stuart Nicholson's biography of Ella Fitzgerald is considered a classic in jazz literature.

Stuart Nicholson's biography of Ella Fitzgerald is considered a classic in jazz literature.

It's the real stories, not the publicists' confections, that concern Colin Escott.

It's the real stories, not the publicists' confections, that concern Colin Escott.

First Published in 1979.