Music

Based on previously unpublished documents, Frank D'Accone sets the background for the musical efflorescence that occurred in Florence in the later 15th century and the emergence in the early 16th century of a new Florentine school of composers.

This book explores the works and influence of the eighteenth-century British composer Charles Avison.

The need for a research volume on European theatre music and sound is almost self-evident.

How does the Christian produce good works in service of her neighbor after justification?

This study considers the performativity of sound-producing sculptures made in the twenty-first century through a cultural history of certain works.

Rabaka explores funk as a distinct multiform of music, aesthetics, politics, social vision, and cultural rebellion that has been remixed and continues to influence contemporary Black popular music and Black popular culture, especially rap music and the Hip Hop Movement.

Originally published in 1924, and authored by a renowned pianist and musicologist, this book is a comprehensive study of the history and evolution of pianoforte music from its origins in the early 18th century to modern times.

The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK'A must-read memoir that you'll want to share with all the women in your life' MICHELLE OBAMA'A work of art' OPRAHTo understand the icons Beyonc , Solange and Kelly, you have to understand where they came from.

¿Quién fue ese músico, historiador y poeta, suerte de performer punk con aromas de folclore?

Whether accompanying a march, a sit-in, or a confrontation with police, songs and protest are inextricably linked.

Activating Voices in Jazz History: Students Broadening the Narrative highlights the research of students who have been challenged to assess and interpret evidence found in historical records and engage in field interviews with a diverse representation of jazz artists.