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Eight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouvères
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 42.00This book traces the changing interpretation of troubadour and trouvère music, a repertoire of songs which have successfully maintained public interest for eight centuries, from the medieval chansonniers to contemporary rap renditions. A study of their reception therefore serves to illustrate the development of the modern concept of 'medieval music'. more...
An Introduction to Bach Studies
Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 18.99This volume is a guide to the resources and materials of Bach scholarship. It describes the tools of Bach research and how to use them, and suggests how to get started in such studies by describing the principal areas of research and citing important literature on each piece and topic. more...
Studies in Music with Text
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 34.99Combining David Lewin's articles on song and opera with chapters on songs of Brahms, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Milton Babbitt, this collection constitutes a statement concerning the methodological problems associated with interpretation of texted music. more...
The Concerto
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 120.00Twelve-tone and serial music were dominant forms of composition following World War II and remained so at least through the mid-1970s. In 1961, Ann Phillips Basart published the pioneering bibliographic work in the field. more...
Directory of Choral-Orchestral Music
CRC Press 2006; US$ 125.00The Directory of Choral-Orchestral Music is the most comprehensive index of music written for orchestra with chorus in print today. Offering performance information about choral works by more than 900 composers, the more than 3,500 entries include pertinent details such as instrumentation, languages, timings, publishers, and composer information in... more...
The Violin
CRC Press 2006; US$ 85.00The violin was first mentioned in a book in the sixteenth century. An abundant and diverse literature on the instrument has grown since then, and a complete general guide to these materials has not been produced in the modern era. The last, Edward Heron-Allen's De Fidiculis Bibliographia, was published in1894. This book fills that void, organizing... more...
Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire
Indiana University Press 2007; US$ 60.00Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire is the most definitive publication on the status of the euphonium in the history of this often misunderstood and frequently under-appreciated instrument. This volume documents the rich history, the wealth of repertoire, and the incredible discography of the euphonium.... more...
Guide to the Tuba Repertoire, Second Edition
Indiana University Press 2006; US$ 60.00Guide to the Tuba Repertoire is the most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken into the literature and discography of any single musical instrument. Under the direction of R. Winston Morris and Daniel Perantoni, this publication represents more than 40 years of research by dozens of leading professionals ... more...
Church and Worship Music
Routledge 2005; US$ 90.00Church music is a rich field of study. This book contains a bibliography of books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of church music. With multiple indices, it serves as a useful tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of material that has appeared in the field. more...
Musical Metropolis
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 34.00Decentralization and diversity characterized much of the performance of art music in Los Angeles. Decentralization defined the city's growth since the late-nineteenth century, and because the central city did not dominate music culture, as in the East and Midwest, a greater diversification of music emerged in the communities of Greater Los Angeles.... more...









