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  • Traveling Musicby Neil Peart

    ECW Press 2004; US$ 11.95

    The music of Frank Sinatra, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and many other artists provides the score to the reflections of a musician on the road in this memoir of Neil Peart's travels from Los Angeles to Big Bend National Park. The emotional associations and more...

  • Black Orpheusby Saadi Simawe

    Routledge 2000; US$ 105.00

    In twentieth-century African American fiction, music has been elevated to the level of religion primarily because of its power as a medium of freedom. This collection explores literary invocations of music. more...

  • Inside the Music Businessby Julian Newby; Tony Barrow

    Routledge 1994; US$ 37.95

    For aspiring career builders in the music business this book provides a fascinating insight and a wealth of detail on the rock and pop industry. The book includes routes into the music business and a directory listing. more...

  • A Schnittke Readerby Alfred Schnittke; Alexander Ivashkin

    Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 19.95

    This compilation assembles previously published and unpublished essays by Schnittke and supplements them with an interview with cellist and scholar Alexander Ivashkin. The book is illustrated with musical examples, many of them in Schnittke's own hand. In A Schnittke Reader, the composer speaks of his life, his works, other composers, performers, and a broad range of topics in 20th-century music. The volume is rounded out with reflections by some of Schnittke's contemporaries. more...

  • Ernst von Dohnányiby Ilona Von Dohnanyi; James A. Grymes

    Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 27.95

    "... a rare kind of biography and autobiography: a clear and elegant exposition of fact, as well as a humane portrait of a great piano virtuoso, composer, teacher, and democratic soul, as told to and seen through the eyes of one close to him." -- Mark Mitchell Ernst von Dohnányi (1877--1960) was one of the most highly respected musicians of his time. The young Dohnányi enjoyed an international prestige that brought him into contact with such 19th-century masters as Johannes Brahms and Eugène d'Albert. He is remembered for his technique and interpretive skills as a pianist and conductor, as well as for the masterpieces... more...

  • Carl Maria von Weber and the Search for a German Operaby Stephen C. Meyer

    Indiana University Press 2003; US$ 31.95

    Stephen C. Meyer details the intricate relationships between the operas Der FreischĂĽtz and Euryanthe, and contemporary discourse on both the "Germany of the imagination" and the new nation itself. In so doing, he presents excerpts from a wide range of philosophical, political, and musical writings, many of which are little known and otherwise unavailable in English. Individual chapters trace the multidimensional concept of German and "foreign" opera through the 19th century. Meyer's study of Der FreischĂĽtz places the work within the context of emerging German nationalism, and a chapter on Euryanthe addresses the ... more...

  • Landing on the Wrong Noteby Ajay Heble

    Routledge 2000; US$ 32.95

    A study of jazz from two perspectives: as a cultural and musical form. Discusses how literary and cultural theory can contribute to our understanding of jazz. more...

  • Aaron Copland: a Guide to Researchby Marta Robertson

    Garland Science 2001; US$ 105.00

    The most popular and well-known composer of American art music. A portrait of the composer, discussion of research trends and suggestions for further research are all included here. more...

  • Elliott Carterby John F. Link

    Garland Science 2000; US$ 120.00

    A comprehensive guide to research on the American composer Elliott Carter. Contains a chronology, complete list of works, detailed books, articles, interviews, video recordings and Carter's own writings. more...

  • Alan Lomaxby Ronald Cohen

    Routledge 2003; US$ 31.95

    This collection of writings, introduced by Lomax's daughter Anna, brings together articles by a legendary figure in American folk music, from the 1930s onwards. more...