A vibrant introduction to a quintessential American art form, Country Music: A Cultural and Stylistic History is the first undergraduate textbook that focuses solely on country music. Written by an ex ... Read more
Tells the story of country music from its folk origins to today's pop-country
Uses prominent songs and artists to illustrate the broader social and political context of the genre
Explores the d ... Read more
Dawn of the DAW examines DIY recording studio practices past and present, with a focus on the concept of the studio as musical instrument the evolving role of the producer, and the implications of the ... Read more
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Dawn of the DAW examines DIY recording studio practices past and present, with a focus on the concept of the studio as musical instrument the evolving role of the producer, and the implications of the ... Read more
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How does music engage us in relations of desire? Where does this desire come from? Author Kenneth Smith seeks to answer these questions, starting with Wagner, whose Tristan und Isolde drew on Schopenh ... Read more
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Details of Consequence examines a trait that is taken for granted and rarely investigated in fin-de-siecle French music: ornamental extravagance. Considering why such composers as Claude Debussy, Maur ... Read more
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Following her distinguished earlier career as a concert pianist and later as a music theorist, Jeanne Bamberger conducted countless case studies analysing musical development and creativity the result ... Read more
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Creative practice in music, particularly in traditional concert culture, is commonly understood in terms of a rather stark division of labour between composer and performer. But this overlooks the dis ... Read more
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The private studioli of Italian rulers are among the most revealing interior spaces of the Renaissance. In them, ideals of sober recreation met with leisured reality in the construction of a private p ... Read more
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Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking Rexplores a diverse range of Christian musical activity through the conceptual lens of resonance, a concept rooted in the physical, vibrational, and sonic ... Read more
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