Theory of music and musicology

This is the first volume to mobilize encounters between the work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari and the rich developments in cultural studies of music and sound.

This is the first volume to mobilize encounters between the work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari and the rich developments in cultural studies of music and sound.

Immersion is the new orthodoxy.

Immersion is the new orthodoxy.

Sonic Writing explores how contemporary music technologies trace their ancestry to previous forms of instruments and media.

Sonic Writing explores how contemporary music technologies trace their ancestry to previous forms of instruments and media.

The essay is the perfect format for a crisis.

The essay is the perfect format for a crisis.

After Sound considers contemporary art practices that reconceive music beyond the limitation of sound.

Popular music, today, has supposedly collapsed into a 'retromania' which, according to leading critic Simon Reynolds, has brought a 'slow and steady fading of the artistic imperative to be original.

Popular music, today, has supposedly collapsed into a 'retromania' which, according to leading critic Simon Reynolds, has brought a 'slow and steady fading of the artistic imperative to be original.

Experimentations provides a detailed historical and theoretical analysis of the first three decades of experimental composer John Cage's aesthetic production (ca.

Experimentations provides a detailed historical and theoretical analysis of the first three decades of experimental composer John Cage's aesthetic production (ca.

Sound is an integral part of contemporary art.

Sound is an integral part of contemporary art.

The "e;sobbing"e; vocal quality in many traditional songs of northwestern California Indian tribes inspired the title of Richard Keeling's comprehensive study.

An acclaimed music critic delves into the personal and cultural histories behind thirty-three of the twentieth century's most iconic protest songs.

In his groundbreaking book, The Mozart Effect, Don Campbell revealed the enormous healing powers of classical music.

Music, said Zen patriarch Hui Neng, "e;is a means of rapid transformation.

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LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN'A moving, powerful and highly innovative sidelight on the fall of Communism in East Germany through punk style and music.

'Groundbreaking' Amy Cuddy, bestselling author of Presence 'A roadmap for innovators, entrepreneurs and those seeking new avenues for exploring and reimagining the future' Deepak Chopra Musicians are masters of innovation, constantly finding new ways to adapt to accelerating change and staying ahead of the beat.

**WINNER of Presto Books' Best Composer Biography**NINE WORKS OF BEETHOVEN, NINE WINDOWS INTO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A MUSICAL GENIUS.

Signifying Rappers is a fun and quirky discovery for any fan of David Foster Wallace or Hip-hop.

Most studies of musical improvisation focus on individual musicians.

Heinrich Schenker ranks among the most important figures in the development of western music theory in the twentieth century.

Heinrich Schenker ranks among the most important figures in the development of western music theory in the twentieth century.

Heinrich Schenker ranks among the most important figures in the development of western music theory in the twentieth century.

Heinrich Schenker ranks among the most important figures in the development of western music theory in the twentieth century.

A world-renowned conductor and composer who has lead most of the major orchestras in North America and Europe, a talented musician who has played under the batons of such luminaries as Toscanini and Walter, and an esteemed arranger, scholar, author, and educator, Gunther Schuller is without doubt a major figure in the music world.

How is the Beatles' "e;Help!

To witness war is, in large part, to hear it.

To witness war is, in large part, to hear it.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter taken from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, The Rest is Noise.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

This is a chapter from Alex Ross's groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, 'The Rest is Noise'.

Over the last century, developments in electronic music and art have enabled new possibilities for creating audio and audio-visual artworks.

Over the last century, developments in electronic music and art have enabled new possibilities for creating audio and audio-visual artworks.

Classical composers seeking to create an American sound enjoyed unprecedented success during the 1930s and 1940s.

Classical composers seeking to create an American sound enjoyed unprecedented success during the 1930s and 1940s.

More than a century after Guido Adler's appointment to the first chair in musicology at the University of Vienna, Music, Criticism, and the Challenge of History provides a first look at the discipline in this earliest period, and at the ideological dilemmas and methodological anxieties that characterized it upon its institutionalization.

Many practical books for music educators who work with special needs students focus on students' disabilities, rather than on the inclusive classroom more generally.

The Shubert name has been synonymous with Broadway for almost as long as Broadway entertainment itself.

The Shubert name has been synonymous with Broadway for almost as long as Broadway entertainment itself.

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