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Narcocorrido
HarperCollins 2012; US$ 13.99In the first full-length exploration of the contemporary and controversial Mexican corrido, award-winning author Elijah Wald blends a travel narrative with his search for the roots of this genre -- a modern outlaw music that fuses the sensibilities of medieval ballads with the edgy grit of gangsta rap. From international superstars to rural... more...
Music Education in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Indiana University Press 2010; US$ 25.45What were the methods and educational philosophies of music teachers in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance? What did students study? What were the motivations of teacher and student? Contributors to this volume address these topics and other -- including gender, social status, and the role of the Church... more...
Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle
Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 43.95Posing more riddles than the average sphinx, with its decipherable answers pointing somewhere dark, Song Cycle was anything but passive. I had already witnessed hippie bands playing with their backs to the hall, so the thought of late ‘60s musicians being interested in their audience struck me as a concept bordering on revolutionary. .... more...
A Love Supreme
Penguin Group US 2003; US$ 16.00Few albums in the canon of popular music have had the influence, resonance, and endurance of John Coltrane's 1965 classic A Love Supreme -a record that proved jazz was a fitting medium for spiritual exploration and for the expression of the sublime. Bringing the same fresh and engaging approach that characterized his critically acclaimed Kind of... more...
True North
McClelland & Stewart 2012; US$ 32.99One of the all-time greats in Canadian music recounts his life and times in the business from the 1960s to the present. Whether acting as a producer, record label owner, or manager of great singer/songwriters and bands, Bernie Finkelstein, recipient of the 2006 Juno Special Achievement Award, has played a pivotal role in bringing great Canadian music... more...
Chopin: The Four Ballades
Cambridge University Press 1992; US$ 23.00Chopin's four ballades are widely regarded as being amongst the most significant extended works for solo piano of the nineteenth century. In an illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide the reader with a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works. He begins by investigating the social and musical background... more...
Mozart's Piano Sonatas
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 42.00An examination of Mozart's piano sonatas, showing them to be a microcosm of the composer's changing style. more...
Schenker's Interpretive Practice
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 35.00This is the first comprehensive study of this century's most influential music theorist, Heinrich Schenker. more...
Chopin: The Piano Concertos
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 29.00This Handbook re-evaluates the E minor and F minor Piano Concertos so that their many outstanding qualities can be fully appreciated. more...
Vocal Authority
Cambridge University Press 1998; US$ 40.00A fascinating history of singing styles from the ancient world to the present. more...









