Music Styles category: 7119 books
The Musical Novel
Imitation of Musical Structure, Performance, and Reception in Contemporary Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
What is a "musical novel"? This book defines the genre as musical not primarily in terms of its content, but in its form. The musical novel crosses medial boundaries, aspiring to techniques, structures, and impressions similar to those of music. It takes music as a model for its own construction,...
Circular Breathing
The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2005
In Circular Breathing, George McKay, a leading chronicler of British countercultures, uncovers the often surprising ways that jazz has accompanied social change during a period of rapid transformation in Great Britain. Examining jazz from the founding of George Webb’s Dixielanders in 1943 through...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music
The Fundamentals and More for Conducting Bands, Orchestras, Choirs, and Ensembles
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
The complex art of conducting may look effortless to the casual onlooker; however, it requires a great deal of knowledge and skill. The success of a performance hinges on the director's ability to keep the group playing together and interpreting the music as the composer intended. The Complete Idiot's...
Behind Closed Doors
Talking with the Legends of Country Music
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2002
Interviews with 27 country stars reveal the range of personalities and viewpoints that make up today's country music scene. Journalist Alanna Nash speaks in candid interviews with performers about Nashville's music industry, changes in the country audience over the past thirty years, and their own...
by Frank Hoffmann
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
The field of Popular Music Studies is growing, but still lacks some basic reference materials. The Chronology of American Popular Music, 1899-2000 fills this gap by offering a comprehensive overview of the field. It will be a must-own for libraries and individuals interested in this growing field of research.
by Steve Lambley
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Ten examines the LP Yellow Submarine.
Going further than the usual song-by-song, album-by-album guide, it is a record of every moment that the Beatles came together to record, from the first...
by Steve Lambley
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2013
And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Five examines the Help! LP and associated singles.
Going further than the usual song-by-song, album-by-album guide, it is a record of every moment that the Beatles came together to record,...
by Joe Merrick
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
As lead singer of The Pogues and as a solo artist, Shane MacGowan is a defining figure of modern Irish music. Among the greatest songwriters of his generation, he has infused traditional Irish folk with the spirit of punk and a bleary-eyed romanticism to create a compelling and unique musical brew....
by Lloyd Whitesell
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
Joni Mitchell is one of the foremost singer-songwriters of the late twentieth century. Yet despite her reputation, influence, and cultural importance, a detailed appraisal of her musical achievement is still lacking. Whitesell presents a through exploration of Mitchell's musical style, sound, and...
I Am Hip-Hop
Conversations on the Music and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
"What is Hip-Hop?" In order to answer this question, author Andrew J. Rausch interviewed 24 individuals whose creative expressions are intimately associated with the world of hip-hop music and culture. Those interviewed include emcees, DJs, producers, graffiti artists, poets, and journalists....
by Music, Radley
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
All great musicians have one thing in common---to a great extent they know what the harmony of a song is as they hear it. Do you? If not, here is a practical guide to get you up to speed. Written by Berklee professor Roberta Radley, it uses contemporary music to help you see how ear training is invaluable...
Soul Survivor
A Biography of Al Green
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
The bestselling author of Shakey: Neil Young's Biography presents the first in-depth biography of the legendary soul singer Al Green.
Al Green has blessed listeners with some of the biggest hits of the past fifty years. "Love and Happiness," "I'm Still in Love with You,"...
Lil Wayne
An Unauthorized Biography
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2014
Lil Wayne (An Unauthorized Biography) is an in-depth - tell all about the making and building of Cash Money Records, Southern rap and the biggest rap superstar in the universe who served a prison term at the height of his career and successfully released a hit album and videos while inside. Lil Wayne...
Lonesome Melodies
The Lives and Music of the Stanley Brothers
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Carter and Ralph Stanley--the Stanley Brothers--are comparable to Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs as important members of the earliest generation of bluegrass musicians. In this first biography of the brothers, author David W. Johnson documents that Carter (1925-1966) and Ralph (b. 1927) were equally...