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Music as Social and Cultural Practice
Boydell & Brewer 2007; US$ 130.00Essays dealing with the controversial concept of the `work', and how far social and cultural practices are integral to it. more...
Women and Popular Music
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95Women and Popular Music explores the changing role of women musicians and the ways in which their songs resonate in popular culture. Sheila Whiteley begins by examining the counter-culture's reactionary attitudes to women through the lyrics of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. She explores the ways in which artists like Joplin and Joni Mitchell... more...
The Early Violin and Viola
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 32.00This handbook provides an historical account of the development of the violin, viola and their close relatives, as well as a practical guide to playing techniques and principles of interpretation. Its six detailed case studies will assist readers in forging well-grounded, period interpretations of major works from the repertory. more...
Nicolas Slonimsky Writings On Music Volume Three
Routledge 2004; US$ 105.00You would not expect a person of my father?s cultural heritage steeped in the Russian musical tradition, trained in its premier conservatory to be attracted to ?modern? music. He had everything to gain from the old musical regime: he was educated in it, he performed it brilliantly, and it was prevalent, offering the opportunity for a successful career.... more...
Nicolas Slonimsky
Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 110.00At the beginning, it was not at all obvious how to organize this collection of Slonimsky writings, numbering in the hundreds. Clearly, Russian and Soviet music would be central. But also American music,North and South. Modern music cuts across all geographical categories. The articles varied considerably in length, tone, depth, intended readership.... more...
Musings
Oxford University Press 1989; US$ 34.99This collection of writings by Gunther Schuller--the first composer to be awarded the Elise L. Stoeger Composer's Chair of the Chamber Society of Lincoln Center--provides a marvelous introduction to the man and his extraordinary range of musical experience, taste, and learning. In Part I, "Jazz and the Third Stream," Schuller offers his reflections... more...
ITunes 6 and iPod for Windows and Macintosh
Pearson Education 2005; US$ 15.99Got a new iPod? Need to master it and iTunes fast? Try a Visual QuickStart ! This best-selling reference's visual format and step-by-step, task-based instructions will have you up and running with the leading digital audio player and music store/jukebox in no time! In this popular guide, leading technology experts Judith Stern and Robert Lettieri... more...
Apple Training Series
Pearson Education 2006; US$ 35.99This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Whether you're an accomplished musician or a student, Garageband is the most rewarding way to create, perform, and record your own music. In the only Apple-certified guide to Garageband, composer and master trainer... more...
Nicolas Slonimsky Writings On Music Vol 1
Taylor & Francis 2003; US$ 120.00Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. This new collection brings together the cream of his writing in four volumes. more...
Nicolas Slonimsky Writings On Music Vol 2
Taylor & Francis 2003; US$ 120.00Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. This new collection brings together the cream of his writing in four volumes. more...









