Appreciation category: 175 books

THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSIC  Bass Clef by Joe Procopio The Easiest-Best-Fastest Way To Read Music - In One Day For All Musical Instruments In Bass Clef Imagine yourself unable to read English. Think of how tiny your world would be. Reading has opened up the entire...

For anyone who has been intimidated, overwhelmed, or just plain confused by what they think opera is, WHO’S AFRAID OF OPERA? offers a lively, readable guide to what author Michael Walsh describes as "the greatest art form yet invented by humankind." From opera's origins in Renaissance Italy to The...

Experiencing Broadway Music: A Listener’s Companion explores approximately the last century of American musical theater, beginning with the early–twentieth-century shift from European influenced operettas and bawdy variety shows to sophisticated works of seamlessly integrated song and dance that...

Does music make kids smarter? At what age should a child begin music lessons? Where should you purchase an instrument? What should parents expect from a child's teachers and lessons? How can you get kids to practice? Raising Musical Kids answers these and many other questions as it guides parents...

William Basinski [drone/ambient musician]: Musician Snapshots The next title in the “Music You Should Hear Series” is a profile of William Basinski. His work as a musician, composer, remixer, and producer is a marriage of opposites: classical/populist; ephemeral/timeless; Eastern/Western...

Immerse students in the music traditions of the Irish, one of North America's largest ethnic populations. Across the Water: Teaching Irish Music and Dance at Home and Abroad gives general music teachers the tools to introduce the music and dance of Ireland while respecting the music's cultural origins....

The world of Sub-Saharan African music is immensely rich and diverse, containing a plethora of repertoires and traditions. In The African Imagination in Music, renowned music scholar Kofi Agawu offers an introduction to the major dimensions of this music and the values upon which it rests. Agawu leads...

In these enlightening essays, the Austrian composer and music theorist presents his vision of how music speaks to us and what it is capable of saying. This book is full of essays which Arnold Schoenberg wrote on style and idea. He talks about the relationship to the text, new and outmoded music,...

With uncommon and surprising information, this book reveals art as never before. It demonstrates, in each chapter, that the aesthetic emotion or sensation of beauty is our unconcious or concious admiration for the intelligence of a formal organization. Referring to many different kinds of art, with...

Music is, in one sense, merely a series of fleeting vibrations that arise and subside. How could it be that something so insubstantial fills us, and calms us, and makes us weep? Because, says W. A. Mathieu, music bridges mind and heart, self and other, and affirms our place in the world. Everyone...

During the 70s, rock music represented one of Canada’s fastest growing industries. Her artists, composers and producers were establishing  themselves at the top of the pop music world.  Hot Licks explores the explosion in Canadian rock, assessing the effects of legislated domestic radio...

Nick Strimple's all-encompassing survey ranges from 19th-century masters, such as Elgar, to contemporary composers, such as Tan Dun and Paul McCartney. Repertory of every style and level of complexity is critically surveyed and described. This book is an essential resource for choral conductors and a valuable guide for choral singers and other music lovers.

Environmental Sound Artists: In Their Own Words is an incisive and imaginative look at the international environmental sound art movement, which emerged in the late 1960s. The term environmental sound art is generally applied to the work of sound artists who incorporate processes in which the artist...

A renowned violinist and teacher discusses the interpretation of violin repertoire classics, drawing upon 360 musical illustrations and excerpts as examples. Featured composers include Bach, Mozart, Handel, Paganini, Bruch, Wieniawski, Joachim, and many others. Auer's observations, hints, and suggestions illuminate all aspects of performance and are suitable for players at all levels.