Theory of music and musicology

The authors are outstanding scholars engaged in the study of language varieties spoken in 'convergence areas' in which speakers are multilingual in languages of at least two but sometimes all three language families.

This new edition of Mind Models reintroduces and renews a classic work on 20th century composition, one that has remained relevant for over a quarter century -- and should remain a central reading for decades to come.

Experiencing Latin American Music draws on human experience as a point of departure for musical understanding.

Anhand der Lebens- und Wirkungsgeschichten von Cellistinnen untersucht Katharina Deserno den Wandel der Weiblichkeitsbilder, die für einen Transformationsprozess prägend waren.

In a time when music streaming has become the dominant mode of consuming music recordings, this book interrogates how users go about listening to music in their everyday lives in a context where streaming services are focused on not only the circulation of music for users but also the circulation of user data and attention.

Free Jazz, Harmolodics, and Ornette Coleman discusses Ornette Coleman's musical philosophy of "e;Harmolodics,"e; an improvisational system deeply inspired by the Civil Rights Movement.

Time in Indian Music is the first major study of rhythm, metre, and form in North Indian rag , or classical, music.

Why don't Guitar Hero players just pick up real guitars?

The Ordo Virtutum, Hildegard von Bingen's twelfth-century music-drama, is one of the first known examples of a large-scale composition by a named composer in the Western canon.

Listening to British Nature: Wartime, Radio, and Modern Life, 1914-1945 reveals for the first time how the sounds and rhythms of the natural world were listened to, interpreted and used amid the pressures of early twentieth century life.

Klang und Musik bieten vielfältiges Material, um die Anwendbarkeit von Mathematik darzulegen.

The principal purpose of topics in musicology has been to identify meaning-bearing units within a musical composition that would have been understood by contemporary audiences and therefore also by later receivers, albeit in a different context and with a need for historically aware listening.

During the last few decades, most cultural critics have come to agree that the division between "e;high"e; and "e;low"e; art is an artificial one, that Beethoven's Ninth and "e;Blue Suede Shoes"e; are equally valuable as cultural texts.

Flora Levin explores how and why music was so important to the ancient Greeks.

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This volume examines the use of Black popular culture to engage, reflect, and parse social justice, arguing that Black popular culture is more than merely entertainment.

When thinking of indigenous music, many people may imagine acoustic instruments and pastoral settings far removed from the whirl of modern life.

From one of our most innovative singers, a vibrant history of song stretching from Hildegard von Bingen and Benjamin Britten to Bjork "e;Songs can be intensely personal (whether you hear them or sing them) and none of us would choose the same twelve songs as anyone else.

From ancient to contemporary times, music in the area known as Nigeria has passed through different stages of transmutation.

Designed for Music Theory courses, Music Theory Through Improvisation presents a unique approach to basic theory and musicianship training that examines the study of traditional theory through the art of improvisation.

Set against a volatile political landscape, Irish republican culture has struggled to maintain continuity with the past, affirm legitimacy in the present, and generate a sense of community for the future.

Mitten im Basler Musikleben – die Musik-Akademie Basel 1867–2017Eine Institution im Wandel der Zeit … Zum 150-jährigen Jubiläum der Basler Musikschule als Keimzelle der heutigen Musik-Akademie greifen die hier versammelten Essays prägnante Themen zur Musikausbildung und Musikaufführung auf.

Experiencing Jazz, Second Edition, is an integrated textbook with online resources for jazz appreciation and history courses.

Die Bild- und Wirkungsgeschichte des Musikers Franz Liszt ist vielfältig und Leistung sowie Wirkung werden bis heute kontrovers diskutiert.

German music critic and opera producer Paul Bekker (1882-1937) is a rare example of a critic granted the opportunity to turn his ideas into practice.

The birth of rock 'n' roll signaled the blossoming of a new teenage culture, dividing generations and introducing a new attitude of rebellion and independence.

The (Well) Informed Piano addresses the technical, musical, artistic, ethical, and philosophical issues in piano methodology.

Contributions by Herman Dijo, J.

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.

More than any rock artist since The Beatles, Radiohead's music inhabits the sweet spot between two extremes: on the one hand, music that is wholly conventional and conforms to all expectations of established rock styles, and, on the other hand, music so radically experimental that it thwarts any learned notions.

Drawing on insights from the modern "e;process"e; philosophy of Bergson, William James, and A.

The study of music in commercials is well-suited for exploring the persuasive impact that music has beyond the ability to entertain, edify, and purify its audience.

Famously reclusive and secretive, North Korea can be seen as a theatre that projects itself through music and performance.

Thomas Peattie considers the theatrical dimension of Mahler''s reinvention of the symphony at the turn of the twentieth century.

Originally published in 2003, Charles Edward Horn's Memoirs of His Father and Himself is an annotated collection of the memoirs of Charles Edward Horn.

The approach of this book, first published in 1982, is multi-disciplinary.

Low End Theory probes the much-mythologized field of bass and low-frequency sound.

In Listening for Africa David F.

Music's ability to express and arouse emotions is a mystery that has fascinated both experts and laymen at least since ancient Greece.

Whether it's a song by Brahms or by the Boss, a serenade by Mozart or a ballet by John Harbison, music radiates a diverse spectrum of meaningful signs, hidden in plain hearing.

This book explores the atmospheric dimensions of music and sound.

A state-of-the-art overview of the analysis of electroacoustic music, which includes discussions of a wide range of works.

This is the first detailed history of musical activities at Venetian lay confraternities.

Dieses Lexikon ist ein Novum der Musikliteratur.

Notation in Johannes Brahms's sonata scores tells violinists and pianists far more than merely what pitches to play and how long to play them--if read carefully, these scores reveal an immense amount of expression, both of musical and human essences.