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  • Three Questions for Sixty-Five Composersby Bálint András Varga

    Boydell & Brewer 2011; US$ 49.95

    Bálint András Varga interviews such renowned composers as Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Alberto Ginastera, Sofia Gubaidulina, Hans Werner Henze, Helmut Lachenmann, György Ligeti, Witold Lutoslawski, Luigi Nono, Krzysztof Penderecki, Wolfgang Rihm, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Toru Takemitsu, and Iannis Xenakis. more...

  • The Classical Music Map of Britainby Richard Fawkes

    Elliott & Thompson 2010; US$ 10.18

    The Classical Music Map of Britain is a charming and fascinating journey around the UK from a classical music perspective. Extensively researched and beautifully written, every entry explains why each place was so special to the composer in question, which pieces were composed there, and whether it's currently open to the public. The Classical Music... more...

  • Songby American Songwriter Magazine

    F+W Media 2006; US$ 19.99

    The secrets of songwriting from the legends of music Song is an enthralling compilation of songwriting wisdom from 100 of the biggest names in music. From country to rock to folk to alternative, this genre-spanning collection of interviews captures the anecdotes, history, and wisdom of the best songwriters around - in their words. An entertaining... more...

  • Music and the Skillful Listenerby Denise Von Glahn

    Indiana University Press 2013; US$ 37.99

    For Denise Von Glahn, listening is that special quality afforded women who have been fettered for generations by the maxim "be seen and not heard." In Skillful Listeners, Von Glahn explores the relationship between listening and musical composition focusing on nine American women composers inspired by the sounds of the natural world:Amy Beach, Marion... more...

  • Music in 1853by Hugh Macdonald

    Boydell & Brewer Group Ltd 2013; US$ 36.46

    Why 1853? For many leading composers this year brought far-reaching changes to their lives: Brahms emerged from obscurity to celebrity, Schumann ceased to be an active composer, and both Berlioz and Wagner became active again after long silences. By limiting the perspective to a single year yet extending it to a group of musicians, their constant... more...

  • Wo ist der Witz?by Stefan Balzter

    Erich Schmidt Verlag 2013; US$ 53.71

    Hauptbeschreibung Wie funktioniert Komik? Dieser Frage wird im vorliegenden Band anhand eines Vergleichs zwischen literarischer und musikalischer Komik nachgegangen. Handelt es sich bei dem Komischen um etwas Übergreifendes, das man nach Belieben auf verschiedene Kunstformen anwenden kann, oder bedienen sich Literatur und Musik jeweils ihrer ganz... more...

  • Zwei Minuten Ewigkeitby Bo Katzmann

    Giger Verlag 2013; Not Available

    "Zwei Minuten Ewigkeit - eine tiefgründige Biographie von einem der erfolgreichsten Musiker der Schweiz Wieviele Menschen haben harte Lebensschläge erlebt, bei denen sie sich fragen: Warum gerade ich? Der Verlust von geliebten Menschen, schwere Krankheiten oder Unfälle. Sind solche Ereignisse Schicksal, Zufall oder einfach nur Pech? Wieso passieren... more...

  • Beyond Structural Listening?by Andrew Dell'Antonio

    University of California Press 2004; US$ 15.95

    In a highly influential essay Rose Rosengard Subotnik critiques "structural listening" as an attempt to situate musical meaning solely within the unfolding of the musical structure itself. The authors of this volume, prominent young music historians and theorists writing on repertories ranging from Beethoven to MTV, take up Subotnik's challenge in... more...

  • Musical Visitors to Britainby Peter Gordon

    Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 57.95

    Britain has attracted many musical visitors to its shores. A varied and often eccentric collection of individuals, some were invited by royalty with musical tastes, some were refugees from religious or political oppression, some were spies, and others came to escape debt or even charges of murder. This book paints a broad picture of the changing... more...

  • Hermeneutics and Music Criticismby Roger W. H. Savage

    Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 115.00

    Hermeneutics and Music Criticism forges new perspectives on aesthetics, politics and contemporary interpretive strategies. By advancing new insights into the roles judgment and imagination play both in our experiences of music and its critical interpretation, this book reevaluates our current understandings of music's transformative power. The... more...