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Theory of music & musicology
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Perspectives on the Performance of French Piano Music
Lesley A. Wright
Theatre Studies; Theory of music & musicology; Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); 20th century & contemporary classical music; Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles
Paperback
These essays offer a range of approaches central to the performance of French piano music of the nineteenth and twentieth... [more]
New Perspectives on Music and Gesture
Dr. Elaine King, Dr. Anthony Gritten
Theatre Studies; Theory of music & musicology; Cognition & cognitive psychology
Paperback
Intends to clarify the way in which the subject of Music and Gesture is continuing to take shape by highlighting both central... [more]
A Chord in Time: The Evolution of the Augmented Sixth from Monteverdi to...
Mark Ellis
Theory of music & musicology; Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600); Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750); Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830); Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
Paperback
For centuries, the augmented sixth sonority has fascinated composers and intrigued music analysts. This work presents a series... [more]
Messiaen the Theologian
Andrew Shenton
Music; Theory of music & musicology; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Christianity
Paperback
Oliver Messiaen is one of the most widely performed and recorded composers of the twentieth-century. For Messiaen, music was... [more]
E.T.A. Hoffmann's Musical Aesthetics
Abigail Chantler
Theory of music & musicology; Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups
Paperback
ETA Hoffmann is widely known as the author of fantastic tales. This book examines Hoffmann's aesthetic thought within the... [more]
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Zeitmasse
Jerome Kohl
Theory of music & musicology; 20th century & contemporary classical music
Hardback
CD: Zeitmasse for 5 woodwind instruments. Running time 13.15 minutes. Artist: Ensemble Danzi Quintet; Heinz Holliger [more]
Messiaen's Final Works
Christopher Dingle
Theory of music & musicology; 20th century & contemporary classical music
Paperback
When Olivier Messiaen (1902-1992) completed the vast opera Saint Francois d'Assise in 1983, he was mentally and physically... [more]
Charles Avison's Essay on Musical Expression: With Related Writings by William...
Dr. Pierre Dubois
Theory of music & musicology
Paperback
British musician and composer Avison's (1710-70) Essay, first published in 1752, constituted a turning point in the discourse... [more]
Music Semiotics: A Network of Significations: In Honour and Memory of Raymond...
Dr. Esti Sheinberg
Theory of music & musicology
Paperback
Investigates different ways in which music signifies. This title deals with the relationship between music and philosophy,... [more]
Schubert's Fingerprints: Studies in the Instrumental Works
Susan Wollenberg
Theory of music & musicology; Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830); Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles
Paperback
Explores Robert Schubert's stylistic traits, discussing an individual 'fingerprint' with case-studies drawn principally from... [more]
James McNeill Whistler and France: A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music...
Suzanne M. Singletary
History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Theory of music & musicology
Hardback
James McNeill Whistler and France: A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music is the first full-length and in-depth study to position... [more]
Everyday Music Listening: Absorption, Dissociation and Trancing
Ruth Herbert
Theory of music & musicology
Paperback
In what ways does listening to music shape everyday perception? Is music particularly effective in promoting shifts in consciousness?... [more]
Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed
Kim Cooper (Chair Nursing Department Program Ivy Tech State College Terre Haute in), David Smay
Music; Theory of music & musicology
Hardback
Seeking out the lost gems of pop music history, this illustrated guide takes the reader on a nostalgic journey to explore... [more]
Aesthetics of Music: Musicological Perspectives
Stephen Downes
Theory of music & musicology; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Aesthetics of Music: Musicological Approaches is an anthology of fourteen essays, each addressing a single key concept or... [more]
Newly Composed Folk Music of Yugoslavia
Ljerka V. Rasmussen
Theory of music & musicology; Folk & traditional music; Social & cultural history; Social & cultural anthropology
Paperback
This book challenges the monolithic portrayals of folk music and social change under commission by making a case for 'people's... [more]
African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective
Ingrid Monson
Theory of music & musicology; Folk & traditional music; Regional studies
Hardback
The African Diaspora presents musical case studies from various regions of the African diaspora, including Africa, the Caribbean,... [more]
Musical Knowledge: Intuition, analysis and music education
Professor Keith Swanwick, Professor Keith Swanwick
Theory of music & musicology; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Philosophy & theory of education; Teaching of a specific subject
Hardback
Examines the tension between intuitive and analytical ways of making sense of the world by exploring musical knowledge and... [more]
African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective
Ingrid Monson
Theory of music & musicology; Folk & traditional music; Regional studies
Paperback
A collection of musical case studies from: Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America and Europe and more, that engage... [more]
Contemporary Music and Spirituality
Robert Sholl, Professor Sander van Maas
Theory of music & musicology; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Sacred & religious music
Hardback
The flourishing of religious or spiritually-inspired music in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries remains... [more]
The Art of Singing Onstage and in the Studio: Understanding the Psychology,...
Jennifer Hamady
Theory of music & musicology; Techniques of music & music tutorials
Paperback
THE ART OF SINGING ONSTAGE AND IN THE STUDIO:<br /><br />UNDERSTANDING THE... [more]
The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art
Marcel Cobussen, Vincent Meelberg (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands), Barry Truax
Theory of music & musicology; Cultural studies
Hardback
The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art presents an overview of the issues, methods, and approaches crucial for the study... [more]
Balzac and Music: Its Place and Meaning in His Life and Work
Jean-Pierre Barricelli
Theory of music & musicology; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Hardback
First published in 1990, this book was the first comprehensive study of Balzac's relationship to music, blending past scholarship... [more]
The Music of Teaching: Learning to Trust Students' Natural Development
Barbara Kreader Skalinder, Barbara Kreader Skalinder
Theory of music & musicology; Techniques of music & music tutorials
Hardback
THE MUSIC OF TEACHING: LEARNING TO TRUST STUDENTS' NATURAL DEVELOPMENT [more]
Pierre Boulez: A World of Harmony
Lev Koblyakov
Theory of music & musicology; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups
Hardback
Looks at the development of serial music in the 20th century and the problems of serial organization with regard to composer... [more]
The Tangible in Music: The Tactile Learning of a Musical Instrument
Dr Marko Aho
Theory of music & musicology; Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles
Hardback
In the age of digital music it seems striking that so many of us still want to produce music concretely with our bodies, through... [more]
