General Reference category: 6721 books
The Recorder
A Research and Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
A Choice "Best Academic" book in its first edition, The Recorder remains an essential resource for anyone who wants to know about this instrument. This new edition is thoroughly redone, takes account of the publishing activity of the years since its first publication, and still follows the original organization.
Ethnomusicology
A Research and Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
First published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Organ Literature
Historical Survey
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1995
Now in paperback! Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995.
Christoph Willibald Gluck
A Guide to Research
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Maracatu Atomico
Tradition, Modernity, and Postmodernity in the Mangue Movement of Recife, Brazil
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
"Maracatu Atômico" is the first academic work to investigate the mangue movement, one of Brazil's most vital pop culture trends of the last thirty years, and the related "new music scene" of Northeast Brazil. Contending with the widespread poverty and social problems, mangue places...
Isaac Albeniz
A Research and Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Isaac Albéniz is one of the most important figures in the history of Spanish music. A legendary child prodigy, he went on to become one of the leading concert pianists of his generation in Europe. However, he aspired to compose music rooted in the folklore of his native Spain, contributing seminal...
The Everything Essential Music Theory Book
A Guide to the Fundamentals of Reading, Writing, and Understanding Music
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Master musical skills quickly and easily!
From classical music to new age, hard rock, and pop, music has always played an important role in everyday life. Whether you're an intermediate musician or an aspiring music major, The Everything Essential Music Theory Book is a guide to mastering one...
The Album: A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations [4 volumes]
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The Album: A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations [4 volumes]
A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
The Album: A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations contains critical analysis essays on 160 significant pop music albums from 1960 to 2010. The selected albums represent the pop, rock, soul, R&B, hip hop, country, and alternative genres, including artists such...
Zbigniew Preisner's Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White, Red
A Film Score Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Director Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy—Blue (1993), White (1993), and Red (1994)—is one of the great achievements of European film. A meditation on liberty, equality, and fraternity, these three films marked the culmination of the director's career, as well as the zenith of one of...
by Melissa U. D. Goldsmith, Paige A. Willson, Anthony J. Fonseca
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Musicians, both fictional and real, have long been subjects of cinema. From biopics of composers Beethoven and Mozart to the rise (and often fall) of imaginary bands in The Commitments and Almost Famous, music of all types has inspired hundreds of films. The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on...
by Norbert Pawera
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
Whether you’re in a recording studio, setting up onstage or recording an outside broadcast, choosing the right mic for the job is only half the battle. You’ve still got to make sure it’s the right height, positioned correctly and connected up properly. And that’s before anyone makes a sound!...
The Ethnomusicologists' Cookbook
Complete Meals from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Named one of New York Times Top-20 Cookbooks of 2006.
Have you ever wanted to host a full evening of Indian food, culture, and music? How about preparing a traditional Balinese banquet? Or take a trip to Cairo and enjoy an Egyptian feast? The Ethnomusicologists' Cookbook takes you around...
by Paul White
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
This book covers the newest innovations in one of the most popular aspects of music recording and has now been updated to include software plug-ins and virtual mixers, as well as the exciting new world of surround-sound technology.
by Paul White
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2010
Investigating areas such as soundproofing, acoustics and monitoring, Basic Home Studio Design will help you transform your bedroom into the equivalent of a modern recording studio, and at a fraction of the price.