Composers and songwriters Books
University of Illinois Press Stringbean
Book SynopsisThe artist’s impact on country music and how his death changed the genre A beloved member of the country music community, David “Stringbean” Akeman found nationwide fame as a cast member of Hee Haw. The 1973 murder of Stringbean and his wife forever changed Nashville’s sense of itself. Millions of others mourned not only the slain couple but the passing of the way of life that country music had long represented. Taylor Hagood merges the story of Stringbean’s life with an account of murder and courtroom drama. Mentored by Uncle Dave Macon and Bill Monroe, Stringbean was a bridge to country’s early days. His instrumental savvy and old-time singing style drew upon a deep love for traditional country music that, along with his humor and humanity, won him the reverence of younger artists and made his violent death all the more shocking. Hagood delves into the unexpected questions and uneasy resolutions raised by the atmosphere of Trade Review"The story about the life of the man and the details of his life's tragic end is expertly covered in this new book. . . . After reading this book, I feel as though I got to know David "Stringbean" Akeman and his story very well. Highly recommended!" --Dan Miller, Bluegrass Unlimited“Stringbean was one of the very first friends Doolittle, my husband, and I made when we first came to Nashville in 1960. He and his wife Estelle were some of the nicest folks you could find anywhere. . . . It was heartbreaking when we lost him and his wife.”--Loretta Lynn“Stringbean and Estelle would be like your favorite aunt and uncle, or your favorite cousin. Any time we had a celebration, they were always there, and most of the time cooked for everybody. Those were precious times.”--Lulu Roman, Hee Haw star"This tale will appeal to readers curious about the formative years of the United States' country-music scene." --Library Journal"Get your orders in! You will like this book. Thanks, Taylor Hagood, for filling in so many blanks, even those you filled in from your remote closeness to the gentle and genuine spirit of Stringbean. Stringbean is still a vital part of our music. Stringbean shows us that." --Bluegrass Standard"Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend by Talyor Hagood, not only serves to remind and establish Stringbean’s often overlooked musical legacy, but also serves as a true crime thriller with a highly detailed account of the murder and ensuing trial. Hagood expertly details Stringbean’s long career and gives new meaning to both him and his music." --Americana UK"Hagood, who writes with an appealingly loose and earnest style, has genuine affection for Stringbean. Perhaps the most moving passages are those in which Hagood reflects on the symbiotic relationship between the man and his trusty Vega No. 9 Tubaphone banjo. " --NewCity "Almost as soon as I picked up Taylor Hagood's biography of David Akeman, I knew I could put aside my instinct to find fault in order to luxuriate in a well-documented, carefully constructed combination of biography and true crime story. . . . I highly recommend this well-researched and highly readable book." --Ted Lehmann “It was always a rare treat to get to see the hat flipping, banjo picking man from ole Kentucky on the television or old video tape. Stringbean was one of my first musical heroes as a kid while learning to play the banjo. I'm very excited to get this book! I can never get enough of Ole String! Thank you, Taylor!”--Leroy Troy, Grand Ole Opry star and 1996 National Old-Time Banjo Champion "Taylor Hagood is a gifted writer, and I'm truly pleased with the book he wrote about my uncle, David Akemon."--Phillip AkemonTable of ContentsA Note on Names Prologue. Short Life and Trouble: November 11, 1973 Chapter 1. Way Back in the Hills of Old Kentucky: 1915-1935 Chapter 2. Stringbean and His Banjo: 1935-1942 Chapter 3. Goin’ to the Grand Ole Opry to Make Myself a Name: 1942-1945 Chapter 4. Big Ball in Nashville: 1945-1952 Chapter 5. Herdin’ Cattle in a Cadillac Coupe de Ville: 1953-1959 Chapter 6. Pretty Polly: 1960-1965 Chapter 7. Me and My Old Crow (Got a Good Thing Going): 1966-1973 Interlude. Goodbye Sweet Thing: Stringbean’s Final Day of Life, November 10, 1973 Chapter 8. Sinner Man, Where You Gonna Hide: November 1973, January 1974 Chapter 9. You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By: January, November 1974 Epilogue. Forgetting to Forget You: 1975-2014 Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£15.19
Indiana University Press The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor
Book SynopsisNot only the life story of a jazz musician and spokesman but also a commentary on racism and jazz as a social forceTrade ReviewThe Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor . . . does his high esteem justice. Without sacrificing the man's integrity, the book captures Dr. Taylor's wide-eyed enthusiasm for jazz and for his missions to further the music's tradition and expand its audience. * JazzTimes *...Those of us who had the privilege of hearing him speak will recognize how accurately Reed captures his spirit and his enthusiasm for the music to which he dedicated his life. * NPR *This must-read collaboration weaves not only the story of a highly esteemed jazz great and genre ambassador, but it is also a narrative on racism and the social influence of jazz. * Smooth Jazz News *This book (including Dr. Teresa L. Reed's eloquent introduction) captures with great clarity and accuracy the character of this man. Taylor not only always aspired to excellence, he was also humble and generous of word and deed. The Jazz Life of Dr. Billy Taylor provides the backstory of why he must be remembered as one of the major leading lights of America's classical music. * New York City Jazz Record *[C]o-author Reed has done an exemlary job of making the story flow in Taylor's own words. * Jazzwise *Table of ContentsIntroductionChronology of the Life of William Edward Taylor Jr.1. Beginnings: 1921–19382. College Years: 1938–19423. Making Waves: 1943–19464. The Subject Is Jazz: 1946–19585. From "Tobacco Tags" to the Urban Airwaves: 1959–19686. How It Feels to Be Free: 1969–19907. ReflectionsDiscographySelected Publications Authored by Dr. Billy TaylorIndex
£18.99
Indiana University Press Jethro Tulls Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play
Book SynopsisDiscusses the band's influence on popular culture and why many consider Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play to be two of the greatest concept albums in rock history.Trade Review[D]elves deep into the past in this new work to bring us the story of these two albums as well as a painstaking analysis that allows us to see not only the particular genius of Tull but the important role both records played in shaping '70s rock. . . . Smolko's passion for the subject matter and ability to wax enthusiastic about the smallest details makes this volume worth reading. . . . A volume that excites with its intelligence and sense of observation, two of the many qualities that will actually find you giv[ing] this book more than one read. * PopMatters *[R]ather than offering yet another biography, Smolko takes a musicological—as well as a cultural— approach to just two of Tull's albums [] an endorsement from such a notebale authority [as Adrian Stone-Mason] surely makes this worth reading for those of a scholarly bent. * Rock n' Reel *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgements1: Providing a Context for Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play2: Galliards and Lute Songs: The Influence of Early Music in Jethro Tull3: Geared Toward the Exceptional Rather than the Average: The Album Cover and Lyrics of Thick as a Brick4: The Music of Thick as a Brick: Form and Thematic Development5: The Music of Thick as a Brick: Other Features6: The Château d'Isaster Tapes and the Album Cover and Lyrics of A Passion Play7: The Music of A Passion Play8: Monty Python, Reception, and Live VersionsConclusionsEpilogue: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?Appendix 1: The Complete Lyrics to Thick as a BrickAppendix 2: The Complete Lyrics to A Passion PlayAppendix 3: Analysis of the Instrumental PassagesNotesBibliography Index
£17.99
Indiana University Press Jascha Heifetz
Book SynopsisUnderscores the lives of artists in Russia's "Silver Age" - an explosion of artistic activity amid the rapid social and political changes of the early 20th century.Trade ReviewThis wonderful book is a fascinating, well-written and well-presented history of one of the greatest violinists of the twentieth century – indeed, for many listeners, the greatest such practitioner of the art. It is a book which we have looked forward to for decades [] There have been conflicting early biographical claims regarding Heifetz [] but Galina Kopytova has delved deeply (often for the first time) into archives in Lithuania, Russia, Berlin and Warsaw [] Here is a compelling story about the early life of a musical genius threaded through with the artistic atmosphere and general milieu of the era in which he was born and brought up. It's a great book, much of which will be a revelation to many. * International Record Review *Galina Kopytova has performed an excellent job in researching numerous archives in order to piece together an account that was first published in St Petersburg in 2004, and now appears in English, somewhat expanded and refined, for the first time. This well-illustrated book should interest many musicians and music lovers as well as offering a detailed portrait of the cultural, especially Jewish, life of Russia in the early twentieth century. It is unlikely to be superseded in the foreseeable future. * Slavonic and East European Review *[T]his book is really about much more than the early life of this extraordinary musician: it is about the full tapestry of late Imperial Russian life, with its huge talents and personalities adding warmth to the mindless bureaucracy and anti-Semitism that dogged the Heifetz family. Alexandra Sarlo and Dario Sarlo have done a fine job of translating Kopytova's book, bringing to the English-speaking world a treasury of information about this fascinating historical figure about whom we previously knew so little. * Russian Review *Since Heifetz spoke little about his formative years in Russia, this wide-ranging study by Kopytova and her collaborators will be eagerly welcomed by Heifetz enthusiasts, violin aficionados, and those interested in Russian musical culture more generally. * Oral History Review *Scholar and archivist Kopytova has filled this void [on Heifetz's Russian childhood] admirably...A fascinating look at the early career of a prodigy who fulfilled the promise of his early success, this book will appeal to musicians (violinists in particular), as well as those interested in the culture and history of the early 20th century, especially as it relates to Tsarist and World War I-era Russia.No biography of Heifetz I have come across has dealt in detail with this period of his life, one which he viewed with discomfort and as having 'a dark side'. This outstanding volume corrects that omission and provides us with an accurate and exhaustively researched narrative of how one of the most amazing musical prodigies became one of the greatest violinists in history. * Gramophone *This is a very valuable book, lovingly researched, well written and translated, and presented with many evocative photos. * The Strad *A fascinating account, giving a vivid view into a half-forgotten world. * Classical Music *Regrettably, a satisfactory, comprehensive biography of Heifetz has not appeared. However, Kopytova has filled the gap vis-a-vis Heifetz's childhood. . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsAuthor's PrefaceEditors' IntroductionForeign Words ListList of Abbreviations1. Early Roots of the Heifetz Family2. 1901-1906: Vilnius3. 1906-1909: Music School4. 1910: St. Petersburg Conservatory and Nalbandian5. First Performances in St. Petersburg6. Summer 1911: Concerts in Pavlovsk and Odessa7. Fall 1911: In the Class of Professor Auer8. The Beginning of 19129. 1912: First Trip to Germany10. 1912: A German Tour11. The Beginning of 191312. Summer-Fall 1913: Loschwitz13. Winter 1913-1914: Bar Mitzvah14. Spring 191415. Summer-Fall 1914: War16. January-September 191517. The End of 191518. The First Half of 191619. The Second Half of 1916: Norway and Denmark20. The First Half of 1917: February Revolution21. Summer 1917: Departure for AmericaAppendix 1: Reviews of Jascha Heifetz's Debut at Carnegie Hall, October 27, 1917Appendix 2: Jascha Heifetz's Repertoire in RussiaNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
£31.50
Indiana University Press Shostakovichs Music for Piano Solo
Book SynopsisThe piano works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) are among the most treasured musical compositions of the twentieth century. This book provides analyses of ten major piano solo works by Shostakovich, carefully noting important stylistic details and specific ways to overcome the numerous musical and technical challenges presented by the music.Trade ReviewThis excellent, comprehensive study of Shostakovich's piano music is a gift to performers and teachers. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Moshevich's book is a much needed comprehensive study as well as a guide to learning how to perform Shostakovich's solo piano music. . . . With curious details, such as Shostakovich's being a devoted soccer fan. . . , Moshevich enlivens the otherwise specialized focus of her book, and turns it into a must-have for every music school library. * Music Reference Services Qtly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Early Works Five Preludes Three Fantastic Dances, op. 5 Piano Sonata no. 1, op. 12 Aphorisms, op. 13 Polka, op. 22a, from The Golden Age2. Mature Works Twenty-four Preludes, op. 34. Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 61.3. The Masterpiece Twenty-four Preludes and Fugues, op. 87.4. Works for Children Children's Notebook, op. 69. Dances of the DollsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
£40.50
Indiana University Press Singing Games in Early Modern Italy
Book SynopsisIn Italy during the late cinquecento, printed music could be found not only in the homes of the wealthy or the music professional, but in lay homes, courts, and academies as well. This book examines these new musical forms through a study of the music books of Italian priest, poet, and composer, Orazio Vecchi.Trade Review[This] very well written and researched book illuminates the repertory of an individual composer and expands our understanding of what game-playing could have meant for Italian recreational singers in the last decades of the 16th century. * Early Music *Singing Games in Early Modern Italy is a brilliant work that helps us to broaden our understanding of the dynamics—both social and individual—that dominated music in early modern Italy. * Fontes Artis Musicae *Elegantly written and illustrated with many, though not excessive, examples and tables, Schleuse's monograph is an important contribution to scholarship on late sixteenth-century music. It sheds light on the work of one of the most notable—if underestimated—authors of this period, Orazio Vecchi, and, most importantly, it restores the centrality of recreational singing, placing it in the context of the fascinating early modern discourse on games and entertainment. It is strongly recommended to anyone with an interest in the music and culture of early modern Italy. * Notes *The wide range of avenues for further study opened by Paul Schleuse's volume is a testimony to its impressive depth and richness. Singing Games in Early Modern Italy is a well-argued, well-written work that offers new understandings of the music of one of the most important composers of the early modern era. * Music and Letters *[T]he author's purpose is to separate Vecchi's importance as a precursor to early opera and illustrate his success as an experimental composer who had control over the printing, dissemination, and understanding of his own works, as well as his innovations in relation to the cultural focus on social play and drama in his music.5/21/16 * Music Reference Services Quarterly *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The Four-Voice Canzonetta as (and in) Recreational Polyphony2. Intertextuality in Vecchi's Canzonettas and Madrigals, 1583-15903. Forest and Feast: The Music Book as Metaphor4. L'Amfiparnaso: Picturing Theatre & The Problem of the "Madrigal Comedy"5. Competition and Conversation: Games as Music6. Representation and Identity in Musical PerformanceAppendix: Vecchi, L'hore di recreatione from Madrigali a sei (1583).NotesWorks CitedIndex
£35.10
Indiana University Press Mahler and Strauss In Dialogue
Book SynopsisTrade Review[T]his book is a serious and muchneeded intellectual examination of these two composers and the impact of literary, philosophical, and spiritual interests on their music. * Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *Mahler and Strauss is an important and engaging study that will speak volumes not just to admirers of two consummate artists, but to anyone interested in Austro-German culture around 1900 and its aftermath. * Austrian Studies *Mahler and Strauss takes us on a journey that traverses the broader historical and cultural climate of German-speaking Europe at the turn of the twentieth century (with a brief excursion to America along the way). And throughout this journey we are offered a succession of fresh and imaginative readings of the source material that provide us with new ways of understanding the fundamental importance of a profoundly meaningful friendship between two remarkable musicians. * Nineteenth-Century Music Review *Thanks to Youmans's lucid style and easy mastery of often dense material, it works well, and the high aesthetic stakes involved are established early. * The Musical Times *A fascinating volume . . . It's also an impressive achievement in terms of its scholarship and casts a great deal of light on these two composers, both individually and together. * Grammophone *"Along the way, Mahler and Strauss in Dialogue tells a compelling story of the unexpected ways that their worlds overlapped. In so doing, it provides a model for comparative analysis that enriches our understanding of a relationship that indelibly shaped the musical world of their time and continues to fascinate us today." * German Studies Review *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsNote on TranslationIntroduction: Friends1. Children2. Conductors3. Husbands4. Wagnerians5. Businessmen6. Literati7. Autobiographers8. Programmmusiker9. Imports10. Allusionists11. Ironists12. MetaphysiciansEpilogue: IndividualsBibliographyIndex
£29.70
Indiana University Press Schumanns Virtuosity Criticism Composition and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is a fascinating look into the more abstract aspects of 19th-century musical attitudes and how it has fueled long standing conversations on the value of poetic interiority over overt technical virtuosity. * American Music Teacher *Among the most distinguished results of Stefaniak's study is to have reminded us of...the challenges of scholarly engagement with complex, often contradictory manifestations of lived experience. * Die Musikforschung *Schumann's Virtuosity is thoughtfully organized and loosely chronological, with in-depth, elegant analyses of relevant examples. * Nineteenth-Century Music Review *Stefaniak's book remains a valuable resource for musicologists, theorists, pianists, and aestheticians interested in reading about Schumann's views on virtuosity. * Notes *It is refreshing to read a contemporary scholarly book that embraces aesthetics so forcefully. * Choice *Stefaniak's book is commendable as a rational, appealing introduction to an important aspect of nineteenth-century music praxis as explored and articulated by a major composer and leader of the early Romantic movement. * Journal of the American Musicological Society *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Virtuosity DiscoursePart I: Schumann and the Piano Virtuosity of the 1830sPart I Introduction1. Florestan among the Revelers: Postclassical Virtuosity and Schumann's Critique of Pleasure2. Florestan's Wine, Clara Wieck's Spirit: Postclassical Virtuosity and Poetic Interiority3. Poetic Showpieces in the Cultivated Salon4. Virtuosity and the Rhetoric of the SublimePart II: The Virtuoso on Mount Parnassus: Schumann and the Culture of the Work ConceptPart II Introduction5. Steps to Parnassus? Schumann's Equivocal Work Concept6. Festivals of the Virtuoso Priesthood: Collaborating with Clara Schumann and Joseph JoachimEpilogueList of Endnote AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex
£28.80
Indiana University Press Lou Harrison
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA superb new biography -- Alex Ross * The New Yorker *In this new biography, Bill Alves and Brett Campbell share a thorough overview of Harrison's life in the form of a dense, chronological narrative, rich in details meticulously cited, and interwoven with insightful details about his music. -- John MacInnis * Notes, the journal of the Music Library Association *An illuminating and engrossing new biography * Los Angeles Times *In this new biography, Bill Alves and Brett Campbell share a thorough overview of Harrison's life in the form of a dense, chronological narrative, interwoven with insightful details about his music. * Notes *Readers who are willing to take a deep dive will be well rewarded. Harrison's life story was an inspiring one, as Alves and Campbell demonstrate. . . . Through the authors' research, we see the complex network of connections between composers—the camaraderie, and the occasional infighting and drama. * 4Columns *Comprehensive and engrossing * The New York Times *This scrupulously researched, lovingly written biography provides a comprehensive overview of the man, his life and times, and the music he made. * Songlines *Table of ContentsForeword: Hail, Lou! / Mark MorrisPreface: Lou's WorldAcknowledgmentsPart I: Oregon Trails1. The Silver Court (1917-1934)Part II: The Vast Acreage2. A Wonderful Whirligig (1935-1936)3. The Ultramodernist (1935-1936)4. The Grand Manner (1936-1937)5. Changing World (1937-1938)6. Double Music (1938-1939)7. Drums Along the Pacific (1939-1941)8. Into the Labyrinth (1941-1942)9. Western Dance (1942-1943)Part III: A Hell of a Town10. The Lonesome Isle (1943-1945)11. New York Waltzes (1945-1946)12. Praises for the Archangel (1946)13. Day of Ascension (1946-1947)14. Tears of the Angel (1947-1948)15. The Perilous Chapel (1948-1949)16. Pastorales (1949-1950)17. The White Goddess (1951)18. A Great Playground (1951-1952)19. Lake Eden (1952-1953)Part IV: Full Circle20. A Paradise Garden of Delights (1953-1955)21. Free Style (1955-1957)22. Wild Rights (1957-1961)Part V: Pacifica23. The Human Music (1961)24. Pacific Rounds (1962-1963)25. The Family of the Court (1963-1966)26. Stars Upon his Face (1967-1969)27. Young Caesar and Old Granddad (1969-1974)28. Elegies (1973-1975)Part VI: The Great Melody29. Golden Rain (1975-1977)30. Playing Together (1977-1979)31. Showers of Beauty (1978-1982)32. Paradisal Music (1982-1984)33. Stampede (1983-1987)34. New Moon (1986-1990)35. Book Music (1991-1995)36. An Eden of Music and Mountains (1995-1997)37. Asian Artistry (1997-2002)38. White Ashes (2003)NotesAppendix A: Glossary of Musical TermsAppendix B: List of Harrison's CompositionsBibliographyIndex
£84.15
Indiana University Press Lou Harrison
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA superb new biography -- Alex Ross * The New Yorker *In this new biography, Bill Alves and Brett Campbell share a thorough overview of Harrison's life in the form of a dense, chronological narrative, rich in details meticulously cited, and interwoven with insightful details about his music. -- John MacInnis * Notes, the journal of the Music Library Association *An illuminating and engrossing new biography * Los Angeles Times *In this new biography, Bill Alves and Brett Campbell share a thorough overview of Harrison's life in the form of a dense, chronological narrative, interwoven with insightful details about his music. * Notes *Readers who are willing to take a deep dive will be well rewarded. Harrison's life story was an inspiring one, as Alves and Campbell demonstrate. . . . Through the authors' research, we see the complex network of connections between composers—the camaraderie, and the occasional infighting and drama. * 4Columns *Comprehensive and engrossing * The New York Times *This scrupulously researched, lovingly written biography provides a comprehensive overview of the man, his life and times, and the music he made. * Songlines *Table of ContentsForeword: Hail, Lou! / Mark MorrisPreface: Lou's WorldAcknowledgmentsPart I: Oregon Trails1. The Silver Court (1917-1934)Part II: The Vast Acreage2. A Wonderful Whirligig (1935-1936)3. The Ultramodernist (1935-1936)4. The Grand Manner (1936-1937)5. Changing World (1937-1938)6. Double Music (1938-1939)7. Drums Along the Pacific (1939-1941)8. Into the Labyrinth (1941-1942)9. Western Dance (1942-1943)Part III: A Hell of a Town10. The Lonesome Isle (1943-1945)11. New York Waltzes (1945-1946)12. Praises for the Archangel (1946)13. Day of Ascension (1946-1947)14. Tears of the Angel (1947-1948)15. The Perilous Chapel (1948-1949)16. Pastorales (1949-1950)17. The White Goddess (1951)18. A Great Playground (1951-1952)19. Lake Eden (1952-1953)Part IV: Full Circle20. A Paradise Garden of Delights (1953-1955)21. Free Style (1955-1957)22. Wild Rights (1957-1961)Part V: Pacifica23. The Human Music (1961)24. Pacific Rounds (1962-1963)25. The Family of the Court (1963-1966)26. Stars Upon his Face (1967-1969)27. Young Caesar and Old Granddad (1969-1974)28. Elegies (1973-1975)Part VI: The Great Melody29. Golden Rain (1975-1977)30. Playing Together (1977-1979)31. Showers of Beauty (1978-1982)32. Paradisal Music (1982-1984)33. Stampede (1983-1987)34. New Moon (1986-1990)35. Book Music (1991-1995)36. An Eden of Music and Mountains (1995-1997)37. Asian Artistry (1997-2002)38. White Ashes (2003)NotesAppendix A: Glossary of Musical TermsAppendix B: List of Harrison's CompositionsBibliographyIndex
£40.50
Indiana University Press Ferruccio Busoni and His Legacy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewErinn Knyt's Ferruccio Busoni and His Legacy is a most welcome addition to the literature on Busoni as a fine example of research based on primary sources. * Bach *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Unconventional Maestro2. Janus-Faced Modernism3. New Instruments, New Sounds, and New Musical Laws4. From Opera to Film5. New Sonic Landscapes5. New Music of the Weimar Republic 7. Conclusions: "Passing the Torch"Selected BibliographyIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press Ferruccio Busoni and His Legacy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewErinn Knyt's Ferruccio Busoni and His Legacy is a most welcome addition to the literature on Busoni as a fine example of research based on primary sources. * Bach *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Unconventional Maestro2. Janus-Faced Modernism3. New Instruments, New Sounds, and New Musical Laws4. From Opera to Film5. New Sonic Landscapes5. New Music of the Weimar Republic 7. Conclusions: "Passing the Torch"Selected BibliographyIndex
£29.70
Indiana University Press Dolly Parton Gender and Country Music
Book SynopsisLeigh H. Edwards explores Partons roles as musician, actor, author, philanthropist, and entrepreneur to show how her gender subversion highlights the challenges that can be found even in the most seemingly traditional form of American popular music. As Parton depicts herself as simultaneously "real" and "fake," she offers new perspectives on country music's claims of authenticity.Trade ReviewA stellar exploration of how Parton deftly balanced traditional country aesthetics with her willingness to rebel against those same trappings by completely owning her image and how she performed her femininity. Thanks to thorough research that digs into Parton's personal statements across her autobiography, social media outlets, and interviews in a variety of mediums, the reader is presented with a woman completely in control of who she is, her art, and how people interact with her. -- Adam P. Newton * BeardedGentlemenMusic.com *With her generous, comprehensive examination of Parton's image and career, Edwards makes a valuable contribution to studies of celebrity, gender, music, media, and popular culture that should be useful to scholars working in any of these areas. -- Jennifer Lynn Jones * Celebrity Studies *"The new book Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music investigates the character behind the chart-topping musician we've come to know and love." * Shondaland *Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music is a timely full-length monograph on a figure who has endured on the national and international scene for more than one-half century. Fittingly, this study is authored by a leading scholar of contemporary popular culture. The keyword in Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music is 'transgression,' for Professor Edwards demonstrates the terms by which, over decades, Parton's personae both conform to well-established patterns of identity and simultaneously subvert them. -- Cecelia Tichi, Journal of Popular Music Studies The book moves seamlessly from the mythology of Dolly Parton and the crafting of her gender persona to the singer's performance within different types of frameworks through Hollywood, crossover markets, and the digital stage. Edwards has allowed us to look deeper into how that combination of femininity has been a platform of change for both Parton and our perception of her persona, while opening the door for exploration of how Parton's influence may help craft the careers of future performers. * The Journal of Popular Culture *The book is full of solid arguments for the worthiness of Parton as a scholarly subject, including the complexities and juxtapositions of her life as a media figure with an enduring career. * Music Reference Services Quarterly *Overall, Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music examines Parton's trailblazing career in the male-dominated world of country music through the lens of gender themes and identity, including the expansion of her media empire of music, movies, theme park, and numerous other efforts. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *Deftly introduces the public and private Dolly Parton in this well-researched study of a cultural phenomenon. * AudioFile *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Dolly Mythology1. "Backwoods Barbie": Dolly Parton's Gender Performance2. My Tennessee Mountain Home: Early Parton and Authenticity Narratives3. Parton's Crossover and Film Stardom: The "Hillbilly Mae West"4. Hungry Again: Reclaiming Country Authenticity Narratives5. "Digital Dolly" and New Media FandomsConclusion: Brand Evolution and DollywoodWorks CitedIndex
£49.30
Indiana University Press Marcel Tabuteau How Do You Expect to Play the
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book will be informative, interesting, and beneficial for anyone who is involved with the performance of music in the United States, whether in the field or in academe.June 2009 -- Lois Kuyper-Rushing * Louisiana State University *Laila Storch . . . is generous in her admiration of [Marcel Tabuteau's] compelling artistry. She has produced a monumental tribute to an extraordinary musician whose influence remains alive in each generation of American oboists.87 Summer 2009 -- Anthony McColl * Double Reed News *[This biography is] movingly personal . . . . may prove to be one of the most accomplished and important musical biographies of the 21st century.8/1/10 -- Christopher Brodersen * Fanfare *Laila Storch's biography of Marcel Tabuteau provides a detailed and intimate portrait of the life and artistry of the man widely considered to be the father of the American school of oboe playing. Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer 2010 * The Double Reed *Storch's intriguing book will appeal to a broad audience, not just oboists. Anyone interested in music will find Tabuteau's philosophies and Storch's research beneficial and applicable.January 2009 * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAccessing the Audio Files1. Compiègne and the Tabuteau Family2. Paris Conservatoire: Tabuteau's Studies with Georges Gillet, 1902-19043. Arrival in America: Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra, 1905-19084. The Metropolitan Opera: Singers and Conductors of the "Golden Age," 1908-19145. San Francisco Interlude: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Orchestra, 19156. The Philadelphia Orchestra: The Stokowski Years, 1915-19407. Tabuteau as Soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra: 1915-19548. Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute of Music: 1924-19469. Lessons with Tabuteau: My Arrival in Philadelphia, January 194310. My First Year with Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute: October 1943-May 194411. Tabuteau Conducts the Curtis Orchestra: Fall 1944-Spring 194512. Tabuteau's Summers in Canada: Salmon Fishing in Nova Scotia13. Another Year of Study with Tabuteau: 1945-194614. Summers in France: The Pingouinette; Back to Philadelphia, 194815. Tabuteau's Last Years at the Curtis Institute: 1946-195416. The Casals Festivals in Prades and Perpignan: 1950, 1951, and 195317. Tabuteau as Seen by His Philadelphia Orchestra Colleagues18. Retirement in France: La Coustiéro, 1954-195919. Tabuteau's Final Years in Nice: 1959-196620. Philadelphia Postlude: Tabuteau's Playing; His Musical Ideas and InfluenceAppendix 1. Introduction and Text Transcription for the Tabuteau-Wolsing Audio FilesAppendix 2. The Students of Marcel Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute of MusicAppendix 3. The Tabuteau System: Essay and Outline by Marc MostovoyGlossary of Terms Used by OboistsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
£28.80
Indiana University Press The Last Opera
Book SynopsisThis close reading of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress examines the cultural context of its creation and explores its place in the broader history of opera.Trade Review...Carter's excellent addition certainly should find a place in academic libraries and in the collections of music scholars everywhere. -- Barry Zaslow * Music Reference Services Quarterly. *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Cultural MomentPreludePart II: The Drama1. A Convergence of Minds2. A Happy Collaboration3. Deeper MeaningsPart III: The Music4. Stravinsky's "Special Sense" 5. Displacement, Text Setting and Stravinsky's Evolving Aesthetic6. Stravinsky's Truths and Mozart's Lies—Music, Emotion and Theatrical Distance7. The Structure of Scenes8. Ruin, Disaster, ... Saving Grace Part IV: Performance9. Venice10. How The Rake became a MasterpieceEpilogue: "Good people, just a moment" BibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press The Last Opera
Book SynopsisThis close reading of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress examines the cultural context of its creation and explores its place in the broader history of opera.Trade Review...Carter's excellent addition certainly should find a place in academic libraries and in the collections of music scholars everywhere. -- Barry Zaslow * Music Reference Services Quarterly. *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Cultural MomentPreludePart II: The Drama1. A Convergence of Minds2. A Happy Collaboration3. Deeper MeaningsPart III: The Music4. Stravinsky's "Special Sense" 5. Displacement, Text Setting and Stravinsky's Evolving Aesthetic6. Stravinsky's Truths and Mozart's Lies—Music, Emotion and Theatrical Distance7. The Structure of Scenes8. Ruin, Disaster, ... Saving Grace Part IV: Performance9. Venice10. How The Rake became a MasterpieceEpilogue: "Good people, just a moment" BibliographyIndex
£28.80
Indiana University Press Master Classes with Menahem Pressler
Book SynopsisIn this companion to his first book, Menahem Pressler: Artistry in Piano Teaching, William Brown brings together world-renowned piano soloist Menahem Pressler's teachings on 37 piano masterworks by Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Ludwig van Beethoven, and more.Trade ReviewPressler is insightful and amusing in equal doses, as lionised astutely by his former student, William Brown. * International Piano *A recommended resource for every pianist's bookshelf, this volume serves as an instructional guide to studying standard piano repertoire with a little help from master piano pedagogue Menahem Pressler. -- Treshani Perera * Music References Service Quarterly *Table of ContentsA Few Words BeforeAcknowledgementsA Brief BiographyMaster Classes and LessonsInterlude I. Master Classes1. Johann Sebastian BachPartita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 8302. Samuel BarberSonata, Op. 26Interlude II. Page Turners3. Ludwig van BeethovenThirty-Two Variations in C Minor, WoO 80Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 26Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, WaldsteinPiano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 1104. Johannes BrahmsVariations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Bk. 1Klavierstücke, Op. 76Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2Interlude III. Poor Pianos5. Frédéric ChopinAndante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22 Deux Nocturnes, Op. 27Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52Berceuse, Op. 57Barcarolle, Op. 60Interlude IV. Hotel Stories6. Claude DebussyReflets dans l'eau, from Images, Book 1Poisson d'or, from Images, Book II7. George Frideric HandelChaconne in G Major, HWV 442Interlude V. Missed Concerts8. Franz Joseph HaydnPiano Sonata in E-flat Major, HOB. XVI:52, Mvt. 19. Franz LisztGrandes Études de Paganini, S. 141Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178Interlude VI. Funny Stories10. Felix MendelssohnRondo Capriccioso, Op. 1411. Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPiano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 281Piano Concerto in C Minor, K. 491Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576Interlude VII. Stories about Pianists12. Serge ProkofievPiano Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 2913. Sergei RachmaninoffÉtude-Tableau in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 6Interlude VIII. Honorary Citizenship in Magdeburg, Germany14. Maurice RavelSonatineMiroirsInterlude IX. Through Hell and Back15. Franz SchubertSonata in A minor, D. 784, Op. 143Sonata in A minor, D. 845, Op. 42Impromptus, D. 899, Op. 90Interlude X. A New Love16. Robert SchumannPiano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 11, Grosse SonateFaschingschwank aus Wien, Op. 26Appendix A. Menahem Pressler's Musical AncestryAppendix B. Tributes from Former Students and Other MusiciansBibliographyIndex of CompositionsIndex of Names and Concepts
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Indiana University Press Beyoncé
Book SynopsisFeatures work by 10 contributors on "Queen Bey" Examines Beyoncé's career, and her involvement in current issues Uses accessible language that will appeal to both a general and scholarly audience interested in social justice, Black Lives Matter, and feminism Builds on editors' previous volume on Lady Gaga from RoutledgeTrade Review"Iddon and Marshall's Beyoncé is poised to expand critical conversations about the biggest and most influential pop star of the 21st century."—Daphne Brooks, author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and FreedomTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Beyoncé at Work, Making Beyoncé1. Surviving the Hustle: Beyoncé's Performance of Work2. "A Scientist of Songs": Beyoncé's Recording Studio Music Making and the Problem of Authorship in Popular Music3. "Singing All The Time": Constructions of Cultural Identity in Beyoncé's I am... Sasha FiercePart II: Beyoncé On Screen, Reading Beyoncé4. Beyoncé's Mixed Media Feminism: Sounding, Staging, and Sampling Gender Politics in "***Flawless"5. "At Last a Dream That I Can Call My Own": Beyoncé and the Performance of Stardom in Dreamgirls and Cadillac Records6. For the Texas Bama Femme: A Black Queer Femme-inist Reading of Beyoncé's "Sorry"7. Gypsying Beyoncé: The Latin Crossover through Hispanic StereotypesPart III: Beyoncé Online, Re-presenting Beyoncé8. Unlikely Resemblances: "Single Ladies," and Comparative Judgment of Popular Dance9. "I See Music": Beyoncé, YouTube, and the Question of Signed-Songs10. "Girl I'm Tryna Kick It With Ya": Tracing the Reception of "7/11"'s Embodiment of Girl/Bedroom Culture Through YouTube Reaction VideosBibliographyIndex
£56.10
Indiana University Press Beyoncé
Book SynopsisFeatures work by 10 contributors on "Queen Bey" Examines Beyoncé's career, and her involvement in current issues Uses accessible language that will appeal to both a general and scholarly audience interested in social justice, Black Lives Matter, and feminism Builds on editors' previous volume on Lady Gaga from RoutledgeTrade Review"Iddon and Marshall's Beyoncé is poised to expand critical conversations about the biggest and most influential pop star of the 21st century."—Daphne Brooks, author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and FreedomTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Beyoncé at Work, Making Beyoncé1. Surviving the Hustle: Beyoncé's Performance of Work2. "A Scientist of Songs": Beyoncé's Recording Studio Music Making and the Problem of Authorship in Popular Music3. "Singing All The Time": Constructions of Cultural Identity in Beyoncé's I am... Sasha FiercePart II: Beyoncé On Screen, Reading Beyoncé4. Beyoncé's Mixed Media Feminism: Sounding, Staging, and Sampling Gender Politics in "***Flawless"5. "At Last a Dream That I Can Call My Own": Beyoncé and the Performance of Stardom in Dreamgirls and Cadillac Records6. For the Texas Bama Femme: A Black Queer Femme-inist Reading of Beyoncé's "Sorry"7. Gypsying Beyoncé: The Latin Crossover through Hispanic StereotypesPart III: Beyoncé Online, Re-presenting Beyoncé8. Unlikely Resemblances: "Single Ladies," and Comparative Judgment of Popular Dance9. "I See Music": Beyoncé, YouTube, and the Question of Signed-Songs10. "Girl I'm Tryna Kick It With Ya": Tracing the Reception of "7/11"'s Embodiment of Girl/Bedroom Culture Through YouTube Reaction VideosBibliographyIndex
£19.94
Indiana University Press Russian Composers Abroad
Book SynopsisAs waves of composers migrated from Russia in the 20th century, they grappled with the complex struggle between their own traditions and those of their adopted homes. Russian Composers Abroad explores the self-identity of these émigrés, especially those who left from the 1970s on, and how aspects of their diasporic identities played out in their music. Elena Dubinets provides a journey through the complexities of identity formation and cultural production under globalization and migration, elucidating sociological perspectives of the post-Soviet world that have caused changes in composers' outlooks, strategies, and rankings. Russian Composers Abroad is an illuminating study of creative ideas that are often shaped by the exigencies of financing and advancement rather than just by the vision of the creators and the demands of the public.Trade ReviewThis book is far more than an ethnography of the Russian musical diaspora: it investigates the stages of emigration of Russian composers as manifested in the music they actually composed. The wide range of composers and compositions examined makes this volume an excellent addition to the shelf that includes more general histories of 20th– and 21st–century Russian music, such as work by Malcolm Brown and Richard Taruskin. . . . Highly recommended. -- W. E. Grim, Strayer University * Choice *Russian Composers Abroad: How They Left, Stayed, Returned examines the movement of both Soviet and post-Soviet composers within the greater paradigm of socio-political identities, ones which shifted and morphed, or not, according to geography and circumstance. Connections in and around these inner and outer realities are ones Dubinets takes particular care with; such investigations have pointed resonance to the current, perilous displacements and journeys being made by so very many. Utilizing a myriad of references and quotations from a variety of sources (including composers Boris Filanovsky, Anton Batagov, Serge Newski and Dmitri Kourliandski) Dubinets examines the 20th and 21st-century diasporic musical landscapes through wonderfully contextualized lenses of history, culture, finance, socio-religious beliefs and practices, and old and current politics, as well as the ways in which identity can and does change according to a combination of these factors. -- Catherine Kustanczy * The Opera Queen *This weighty 388-page-long musicological work by Elena Dubinets is clearly a work of love. Love for her own country of origin, love for the music, and last but not least, love for the achievements that many of the composers Ms. Dubinets has known personally have reached. . . . Elena Dubinets follows the history, fate, and success of many composers, their initial struggle to adapt to a new and mostly-unknown ambiente. She does so in a sincere and partly hard way, describing the noble but also selfish aspects of each of her subjects. -- Giorgio Koukl * EarRelevant *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsNote on TransliterationIntroductionPart I: National versus Global1. The "Universal": Globalizing the Local2. The National: Super-Icons3. National Identification versus Cultural Affiliation: Non-Russian Composers4. Cultural Affiliation versus Citizenship: Russian DiasporaPart II: How to: Perspectives of Music Creation5. The "Social" Perspective6. The "Production" PerspectivePart III: How they left7. A Brief History of Russian Diaspora Through Music8. "Kolbasa Emigration": a New Cultural Mythology?Part IV: How they stayed9. The Trauma of Migration10. The Many Professions11. Supporters and ConnectorsPart V: How they returned12. Homecoming and Reception at Home13. Russia under Putin: to stay or to go?ConclusionBibliographyIndex
£66.60
Indiana University Press Schuberts Instrumental Music and Poetics of
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface1. Schubert's Musical Reception and Contemporary Schubert Criticism2. Rethinking Conceptions of Unity3. The Value of Diatonic Indeterminacy When Traveling through Tonal Space4. Sonata Forms, Fantasias, and Formal Coherence5. Biography, Music Analysis, and the Narrative Impulse6. Beyond Homage and Critique: Rethinking Musical InfluenceClosing RemarksWorks CitedIndex
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Indiana University Press Schuberts Instrumental Music and Poetics of
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface1. Schubert's Musical Reception and Contemporary Schubert Criticism2. Rethinking Conceptions of Unity3. The Value of Diatonic Indeterminacy When Traveling through Tonal Space4. Sonata Forms, Fantasias, and Formal Coherence5. Biography, Music Analysis, and the Narrative Impulse6. Beyond Homage and Critique: Rethinking Musical InfluenceClosing RemarksWorks CitedIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press J. S. Bach as Organist
Book Synopsis. . . a valuable book of scholarly yet highly readable studies . . . every organist and anyone interested in the music of J. S. Bach should have it. Early Keyboard Journal . . . a very perceptive and informative guide . . . Early Music . . . this book is a must. The American Organist . . . invaluable and entertaining . . . American Music Teacher . . . among the most important and accomplished studies on eighteenth-century performance. Its comprehensiveness, clarity, and scholarship make it indispensable. Performance Practice ReviewIn J. S. Bach as Organist, specialists from six countries explore Bach's relationship to his favorite instrument during all periods of his career. J. S. Bach as Organist is a book for scholars, performers, and students. Authoritative and wide-ranging.Table of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviations*The Instruments Used by BachUlrich Dähnert, "Organs Played and Tested by J. S. Bach"Hartmut Haupt, "Bach Organs in Thuringia"Harald Vogel, "North German Organ Building of the Late Seventeenth Century: Registration and Tuning"John Brombaugh, "Bach's Influence on Late Twentieth-Century Armerican Organ Building"Marie-Claire Alain, "Why an Acquaintance with Early Organs Is Essential for Playing Bach"*Bach's Organ MusicChristoph Wolff, "Johann Adam Reinken and Johann Sebastian Bach: On the Context of Bach's Early Works"Ernest May, "The Types, Uses, and Historical Position of Bach's Organ Chorales"Werner Breig, "The 'Great Eighteen' Chorales: Bach's Revisional Process and the Genesis of the Work"Christoph Wolff, "Bach's Personal Copy of the Schübler Chorales"George Stauffer, "Fugue Types in Bach's Free Organ Works"Friedhelm Krummacher, "Bach's Free Organ Works and the Stylus Phantasticus"Laurence Dreyfus, "The Metaphorical Soloist: Concerted Organ Parts in Bach's Cantatas"*Matters of Performance PracticeGeorge Stauffer, "Bach's Organ Registration Reconsidered"Robert L. Marshall, "Organ or 'Klavier'? Instrumental Prescriptions in the Sources of Bach's Keyboard Works"Luigi Ferninando Tagliavini, "Bach's Organ Transcription of Vivaldi's 'Grosso Mogul'"Victoria Horn, "French Influence in Bach's Organ Works"Peter Williams, "The Snares and Delusions of Notation: Bach's Early Organ Works"Calendar of Events in Bach's Life as OrganistIndex
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Indiana University Press Musical Meaning in Beethoven Markedness
Book SynopsisPresents an award-winning examination of Beethoven's music.Trade ReviewThis remarkable book should be seized upon by everyone looking to brush up their Ludwig. . . . Written so well, and with so little resort to classical music jargon, that it can be read in short amusing stretchesor long, engrossing sections. Read a few pages and you, too, can be humming him now. * huffingtonpost.com *Table of ContentsForeword by David LidovPrefaceIntroductionPart I. Interpretation and TheoryI. A Case Study for InterpretationThe Third Movement of Op. 106 (Hammerklavier)II. Correlation, Interpretation, and the Markedness of OppositionsIII. From Topic to Expressive GenreIV. The Pastoral Expressive GenreThe Four Movements of Op. 101V. The Thematic Level and the Markedness of Classical MaterialVI. Thematic MarkednessThe First Movements of Op. 130 and Op. 131VII. Beyond the Hierarchies of CorrelationTroping, Irony, Levels of Discourse, and IntertextualityVIII. Analysis and SynthesisThe Cavatina from Op. 130IX. From the Aesthetic to me SemioticX. Further Perspectives on Musical Meaning and CognitionConclusionAppendix: Abnegation and the New GenreGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex of ConceptsIndex of Names and Works
£20.69
Indiana University Press Arrest the Music Fela and His Rebel Art and
Book SynopsisPresents a close-up on one of Africa's most popular and controversial stars.Trade Review"A true African genius whose influence had an indelible influence on thousands of musicians, especially me personally. I miss his raucous laughter, irreverent courage, robust comedy, and love for humanity.... Fela's legacy will live forever." -- Hugh Masekela"[Arrest the Music!] is written with both thoroughness and a very readable prose..." * Mmegi Online *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: "Living in the Interregnum": Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and the Postcolonial Incredible2. The "Apolitical" Avant-Pop Hustler 3. The Afrobeat Moralist4. Dissident Tunes: The Political Afrobeat 5. Fela, Lagos, and the Postcolonial State 6. On the Shop Floor: The Social Production of Afrobeat 7. Pedagogue, Pedagogy, and the Pedagogic Form 8. The Cosmopolitan Nativist: Fela and the Antinomies of Postcolonial Modernity9. The Political, The Libidinal 10. Conclusion: Afrobeat After Fela NotesBibliographyDiscographyIndex
£15.19
Indiana University Press Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity
Book SynopsisExplores the allure of Cash's contradictory personaTrade ReviewEdwards' exploration . . . is nothing short of fascinating. The book provides in-depth analyses and challenges readers to think critically about 'Johnny Cash' (as well as Johnny Cash), a symbol that has been extremely important and influential in pop culture, but one that has not been widely written about as such.May 27, 2009 -- Jason Buel * PopMatters *[T]his volume is an important contribution to the theoretical literature connecting country music with the American character. . . . Recommended.August 2009 * Choice *Johnny Cash . . . is a captivating, deeply analytical . . . portrait of the paradox of American identity and Johnny Cash. Edwards illustrated how the model of ambivalence is a vital paradigm for American popular music and American identity in general. June 19, 2009 * SirReadaLot.org *In Edwards's hands, Johnny Cash . . . is transformed into a mirror through which we can examine southern, working-class identity. What emerges is a reflective portrait of our own contradictions. . . . This book richly deserves exploration, less for what it can teach its readers about Johnny Cash than for what it invites its readers to contemplate about themselves. * Southern Cultures *Leigh H. Edwards's Johnny Cash the Paradox of American Identity offers a wideranging study of a compelling figure in American popular culture, and will be of interest to both fans of Johnny Cash and scholars in the fields of popular music studies, gender studies, and American studies.... Edwards aims to show that Cash's long and multifaceted career exists along the fault line of 'key foundational contradictions in American thought'. . . . It says much of both Cash's career and Edwards's skill as a writer that Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity manages to deliver on that ambitious premise. * Journal of American Studies *One book representing the new wave of country music studies is Leigh H. Edwards's Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity. Edwards takes an American icon of country music and places him solidly in the field of American cultural history, dealing with such timeless subjects as class, masculinity, and religion. Keenly engaged in interdisciplinary work, Edwards is speaking to a wide range of scholars, and cultural historians have much to learn from this approach. Of particular interest is her discussion of audiences – long a difficult subject for scholars of all stripes to write about effectively – and how those audiences have responded to Cash's very American persona.... In short, Cash makes for an intriguing subject of analysis, and Edwards's nuanced treatment reveals the work of a practiced cultural historian. * History Compass *Edwards' astute study reveals how Cash transcended the role of singer/musician and transformed into an iconic representation of America itself, full of contradictions, bluster, and large-than-life imagery.June 2010 * The Journal of American Culture *This is a fascinating book, one of very few in the immense outpouring of ink on Cash to take a fully analytical stance toward his work . . . and certainly the most comprehensive and cohesive. Covering fifty years' worth of texts by an artist as prolific as Cash is an ambitious project, particularly if one hopes, as Edwards does, to read them in socio-historical context. She does a remarkable job of placing Cash in larger American studies and media studies frameworks . . . * Journal of Popular Music Studies *Edwards's Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity is an exemplary study, setting a new standard for popular music scholarship that calls for a fundamental reassessment of the common tropes of country music and country music scholarship. December 2010 * Notes *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Cash as Contradiction1. "What Is Truth?" Authenticity and Persona2. "A Boy Named Sue": American Manhood3. Gender and "The Beast in Me": Ramblers and Rockabillies4. Race and Identity Politics5. Man in Black: Class and National Mythologies6. The Gospel Road: Cash as Saint and SinnerConclusion: "God's Gonna Cut You Down": Cultural LegaciesNotesWorks CitedIndex
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MH - Indiana University Press The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe title of this book suggests it covers all the songs Rodgers (1897-1933) performed and wrote. This is not the case. Instead Neal (Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) gives the reader an overview of the career and music of this remarkable 'father of country music,' paying considerable attention to musical genres he represented and influenced. The book's in-depth studies of three of Rodgers's most famous songs, 'Mule Skinner Blues,' 'In the Jailhouse Now,' and 'T for Texas,' include helpful musical analysis. The author's research is admirable and carefully documented. She shows how Rodgers, credited as composer of many songs he performed, actually made arrangements of songs he learned from various traditions, a practice not unusual for early recording artists. Neal also provides a sometimes-surprising look at the wide influence some of these songs have exerted on people who never even heard of Jimmie Rodgers. What is perhaps most significant is the author's deep love of the music she writes about, which brings her subject matter to life for readers as no mere scholarly exercise can. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. -- ChoiceD. Arnold, University of North Texas, December 2009"Culture and history comes to life in a study offering a new perspective on Rodgers and how his music influenced the course and choices of country music as a genre, making this an indispensable reference for any serious music history library." —California Bookwatch, September 2009"Neal combines thoughtful, meticulous, razor-sharp analyses of songs and performances with an encyclopedic knowledge of country music history and of the connections between songs and performers." —Peter LaChapelle, author of Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California"A very special study.... In [Jocelyn Neal's] skilled hands, this rich history is not just about music but also about musicians, fans, publishers, the music industry and the environing society." —Richard A. Peterson, Vanderbilt University"All pop historians and analysts, indeed all fans of country music, will gain from this definitive study of Jimmie Rodgers' songs, performances, and recordings. Richly contextualized by references to artists from Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith to Gretchen Wilson and the Dixie Chicks, The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers shows what makes this music tick. By mixing biography, cultural perspective and style analysis with a few close readings, Neal—one of today's leading authorities of country music—easily convinces the reader as to why one yodeling hillbilly Mississippian active from 1927 through 1933 resides at the core of all country." —Walter Everett, University of Michigan School of Music, Theater, and Dance"The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy in Country Music is a classic study that ties the life and songs of Jimmie Rodgers to the history of country music in a powerful, memorable way. Through her study of "Muleskinner Blues," "In the Jailhouse Now," and "T for Texas," Jocelyn Neal shows how each generation of country singers--from the birth of country music, to rock and roll, to second-wave feminism, to rock musicians, to pop musicians, to the revival of old-time music—embraced and defined themselves through the musical legacy of Jimmie Rodgers. This book will be welcomed by all who love country music and the familiar sound of Jimmie Rodgers’s blue yodel." —William Ferris, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill"[This book] will speak not only to country music experts but also to scholars interested in an exemplary study of popular music." —Jrnl of Society for American Music"Any library in country music history and legends will consider The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers a mainstay....a powerful and well-detailed analysis key to any country music collection." —California Bookwatch, February 2010"The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers adds a significanly different perspective to country music studies.... [I]t is an enlightening and fascinating look not at the well-trodden path of the life of Jimmie Rodgers... but at how his songs have been used and altered in the decades since his death." —Notes, June 2010Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Creating History: Jimmie Rodgers and the Origins of Country Music2. Why Everybody Wanted to Be a Muleskinner3. Still in the Jailhouse4. T for Texas, Blues, and Southern Rock5. Old Songs, New Songs, Yodel SongsAppendix: List of Recordings by ChapterSelective BibliographyIndex
£19.94
Indiana University Press Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album
Book SynopsisSearching for the disappearing subject in Kid A and AmnesiacTrade ReviewThe book is well written and researched. Further, it builds on existing rock scholarship, especially that of James Doheny, Tim Footman, Martin Clarke, Allan Moore and Anwar Ibrahim. . . . It adds to the growing field of rock scholarship and should make a fine addition to any library that boasts such a focus. * Music Reference Services Quarterly *Marianne Tatom Letts's excellent new book returns to the origins of the band's subversive marketing strategies . . . Letts's smart, in-depth account reveals as much about Radiohead's ambivalent and conflicted relationship with popular culture and contemporary capitalism as it does about their musical appeal. 8/3/2011 * Rain Taxi *This is the kind of text that could likely transform a college-level music theory course for the better, prompting discussions about everything from the structure of modern rock music to the sometimes conflicted triangular relationship between performers, media and the masses. And, needless to say, it's required reading for Radiohead cultists. 2/8/2011 * PopMatters *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on Musical Examples1. Introduction2. Back to Save the Universe: The Reception of OK Computer and Kid A3. Everything in Its Right Place: Musical Elements in Kid A4. Cut the Kids in Half: The Second Death of Kid A5. After Years of Waiting, Nothing Came: Amnesiac as Antidote6. I Might Be Wrong: Amnesiac and Beyond7. We Are the Dollars and Cents: Radiohead as CommodityNotesBibliographySelect DiscographyIndex
£18.04
Indiana University Press Carlos Aldamas Life in Bat225 Cuba Diaspora and
Book SynopsisA master and his student trace the history of bata drummingTrade ReviewCarlos Aldama's Life in Batá: Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum, covers incredible history and tradition in its slender 150 pages. Vaughan captures everything the subtitle proclaims, but the heart comes directly from Aldama's own still-feisty voice. * www.eastbayexpress.com *Carlos Aldama's Life in Batá is a valuable addition to the growing literature on batá drumming, as a musical and historical phenomenon, [and] provides a snapshot of this period by a master drummer and preserves it for future generations. * Latin American Music Review *Vaughan and Aldama are well suited as coauthors: one is young and hungry; the other is mature and content to see the batá legacy passed on. Anyone taking the journey alongside them,whether just setting out on the drummer's path or seeking to reconnect with humanity and 'home,' will find this book to be an indispensable guide. * New West Indian Guide *This book is an important contribution to literature about the Afro-Cuban Lucumi tradition in its latest wave of expansion. As the bata player is a central figure in Afro-Cuban religious tradition, Vaughan and Aldama's book opens an ideal window from which to observe and learn about one of its most skilled proponents. * Journal of American Folklore *The chapter notes, list of references, and index are all quite thorough; the glossary is adequate. . . . Recommended. * Choice *[T]his book makes a compelling contribution to scholarship on bata as religious practice, folklore, and diasporic symbol, through the dialogue between a Cuban master drummer and his ethnographer-student. * Journal of Folklore Research *
£17.99
Indiana University Press Ernst von Dohn225nyi A Song of Life
Book SynopsisThe first complete, English-language biography of the legendary Hungarian pianist, composer, conductor and pedagogue.Trade Review[This] engaging narration by Ilona von Dohnanyi presents a vibrant picture of a musician of exceptional stature, gifted with a resilient personality, incredible energy and admirable strength of character. 9/11/15 -- Guy Sauve * Passion Musique et Culture *Ilona von Dohnányi has written a very moving memoir of her famous husband. . . . She paints a compelling portrait of the man and his dramatic life and times. * Stringendo *. . . this first biography in English is intriguing and most welcome . . . and full of details about this brilliant musician and his time. Highly recommended to all readers. January 2003 -- —J. L. Patterson, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire * Choice *Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents: Editor's PrefaceIntroductionPrologue 1877-1894 Chapter 1. 1894-1897Chapter 2. 1897-1905Chapter 3. 1905-1919Chapter 4. 1919-1936Chapter 5. 1937-1944Chapter 6. 1944-1946Chapter 7. 1946-1948Chapter 8. 1948-1949Chapter 9. 1949-1953Epilogue 1954-1960Appendix A: Selected CorrespondenceAppendix B: Dohnányi's Lectures at Ohio UniversityAppendix C: Selected ArticlesAppendix D: Works List
£26.59
MH - Indiana University Press Alexander Tcherepnin
Book SynopsisDiscusses the life and times of Alexander Tcherepnin, a prolific and often emulated composer who produced four operas, 13 ballets, four symphonies, numerous orchestral and chamber works, and more than 200 piano pieces. This book focuses on the biographical elements of Tcherepnin's story, and also on his music and its technical innovations.Trade Review. . . Extensive extracts from Tcherepnin's articles, diaries, and letters offer detailed accounts of his compositional process. Among the attributes of this volume are the appendixes, which include, in addition to the one mentioned above, the composer's 'Basic Elements of My Musical Language,' e.g., 'rhythm liberated from pitch,' the nine—step scale, and bird calls used as musical material (appendix 2), and a chronological catalog of Tcherepnin's more than 100 compositions plus a discography of an even greater number of CD and LP recordings (appendix 3). . . . Recommended. * Choice *. . . first monograph-length study of the composer Alexander Tcherepnin, whose career, by force of history and personal circumstance, uniquely stretched from Russia to the Caucasus to Europe to Asia to America.Vol. 68.1 Jan. 2009 -- Anna Nisnevich * University of Pittsburgh *Korabelnikova's volume is an important contribution to the relatively sparse literature on Tcherepnin currently available in English. It shows Tcherepnin not only as a composer, but also as a critic, family man, and pedagogue. . . One hopes that the book will revive public interest in Tcherepnin the man and his music.Vol. 53.3 Fall 2009 -- Tony H. Lin * University of California, Berkeley *Korabelnikova's Saga of a Russian Emigré Composer succeeds in its goal of becoming an important first step toward assessing and coming to terms with the creative legacy of Alexander Tcherepnin. 65.2 Dec. 2008 * Notes *It is . . . a pleasure to be able to welcome the appearance of Ludmila Korabelnikova's account of the life of Aleksandr Cherepnin, which adds significantly to our knowledge both of the composer himself and of the fate of Russian music beyond the borders of the Soviet Union.July 2009 * Slavonic & East European Review *Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceList of Abbreviations1. Introduction2. In the Hills of Georgia3. Air and Bread of Emigration4. European Destiny: the Paris School5. The Four Corners of the Globe6. In the Composer's Workshop7. The Russian Composer8. FinaleAppendix I Introduction-Tcherepnin About Himself Alexander Tcherepnin, A Short AutobiographyAppendix II Introduction- Alexander Tcherepnin About His Compositional Technique Alexander Tcherepnin, Basic Elements of my Musical LanguageAppendix III Introduction-The Musical Heritage of Alexander Tcherepnin The Music of Alexander Tcherepnin: A Chronological Catalogue DiscographyNotesIndex
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Indiana University Press Debussys Late Style
Book SynopsisExplores Claude Debussy's musical responses to the World War I. This work encompasses not only the duration of the war but also the last four years of Debussy's life, and the works that emerged during this time that reflect both wartime events and the composer's self-conscious desire to define his musical legacy.Trade ReviewThis is a thorough review of Claude Debussy's later works (1914-18), which today's performers and audiences often overlook. In examining these pieces, Wheeldon (Univ. of Texas, Austin) draws from many resources, including writings by Debussy himself and by various critics and composers (both contemporaneous and later). She reveals how recognition of his own mortality and of the cultural and political crisis in France during this period, i.e., WW I, affected Debussy's musical intentions. The author's background in music theory is evident in her insightful analyses of several compositions, e.g., Debussy's later piano études and chamber music song cycles. She provides music notation and helpful tables and figures explaining the basic elements of the music. Chapter conclusions offer clear summaries of the author's perspective. Readers with a sincere interest in Debussy and his music will most appreciate this study, but even moderate enthusiasts will find Wheeldon's prose easy to read and clearly organized. The book includes a few photographs and extensive endnotes but unfortunately no discography or recording recommendations. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. -- A. C. Shahriari * Choice *Marianne Wheeldon's recently relased IU Press book Debussy's Late Style explores composer Claude Debussy's musical responses to World War I. This period of compositions encompasses the duration of the war and the last four years of Debussy's life. The pieces from this time reflect wartime events and the composer's self-conscious desire to define his own musical legacy as he felt his life nearing its end. Debussy's complete wartime compositions comprise a small but significant body of works, some little known and some now acknowledged as among the masterpieces of his career. These include the Berceuse héroïque, En Blanc et noir, the Douze Études, the "Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons," and three instrumental sonatas (the Cello Sonata; the Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp; and the Violin Sonata). Through music analysis, musicology and cultural history, Wheeldon offers interpretive readings of Debussy's late works, focusing on how they reflect the unique cultural milieu of wartime Paris. Wheeldon is an associate professor of music theory at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include the late works of Claude Debussy, musical culture in fin-de-siècle Paris and Schenkerian analysis. -- Steve Hinnefeld * IU News Room, Book Marks *This is a thorough review of Claude Debussy's later works . . . Wheeldon's prose [is] easy to read and clearly organized.May 2009 * Choice *Debussy's Late Style is truly multidimensional as it successfully maps the semiotic goals and cultural terrain of Debussy's final works. . . . Wheeldon's study is compelling in the way that it assesses Debussy's negotiation of his historical and political moment with an acute awareness of historical context, structural strategy, and intertextual correspondences. Her book should open up new avenues of inquiry into the representational goals of Debussy's music and the continuous transformation of his postwar reputation. * Twentieth-Century Music *The overarching lesson of Debussy's Late Style is that today, especially, we should be delighted but certainly not puzzled by the rich variety of Debussy's invention during his last years. 66.2 Dec. 2009 * Notes *Debussy's Late Style reads very easily, with elegant turns of phrase, clearly explained analyses, and generous use of examples. Readers will discover many insights that draw instructive parallels among the late works and lines of influence within them . . . all of which open new windows to comprehending Debussy's late style. Although, when all is said, these works remain atypical of the composer (at least to some degree), Marianne Wheeldon's book not only shows us why but gives us new ways to understand and appreciate them. * Music Reference Services Quarterly *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments1. Defining Debussy's Late Style2. Public and Private: The Wartime Occasional Pieces3. Compositional Personae in the Piano Etudes4. Les Sonates Cycliques5. Tombeau de Claude DebussyNotesBibliographyIndex
£25.19
Pennsylvania State University Press Rousseau Among the Moderns Music Aesthetics
Book SynopsisReevaluates Jean-Jacques Rousseau through the lens of music theory to question his contribution to thinking about music as an aesthetic force in social life. Links Rousseau's understanding of concepts in music to the problem of the individual's relationship to the social order.Trade Review“The research in Rousseau Among the Moderns is excellent. The book is clearly written and deploys an interesting and puckish sense of relation to present-day music. It is an important contribution to Rousseau scholarship and brings together a lot of material that has been published in very different venues.”—Tracy B. Strong,Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego“Julia Simon's Rousseau Among the Moderns is a fabulous book that adds something new and important to the field of Rousseau studies. In the past two decades or so, a number of studies have attempted to bridge a long-standing critical gulf between Rousseau's literary works and his social theory, Simon's included. But hers is perhaps the first study to integrate what are already interdisciplinary readings of works such as The Social Contract, the Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, and Julie with Rousseau's considerable writing about music.”—Patrick Riley,Colgate UniversityTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsA Note on the TextIntroduction1 Performance, Rhythm, and the Constitution of Community2 Singing Democracy: Music and Politics3 Rameau and Rousseau on Absolute and Relative Value: The Theory/Practice Problem4 Folk Music: Authenticity, Primitivism, and the Uses of Roots Music5 Rousseau and Aesthetic Modernity: Music’s Power of RedemptionConclusion: Rousseau Sings the BluesNotesBibliographyIndex
£56.66
University of Texas Press Real Love No Drama
Book SynopsisTracing the whole sweep of Mary J. Blige’s career through the critically acclaimed 2014 album, The London Sessions, this is the first serious look at the music and cultural impact of one of the most important musical artists to emerge in the past quarterTable of Contents 1. The Artist of a Generation 2. The Slow Bomb 3. Ladies, Ladies, It Is Our Turn 4. Uptown 5. What’s the 411? 6. Changes I’ve Been Going Through 7. Hip Hop a Go-Go 8. My Life 9. Natural Woman 10. Share My World 11. On the Road with MJB: Alyson Williams 12. The Tour 13. Sisters in the Studio: Channette and Channoah Higgens 14. Mary, the Album 15. No More Drama 16. Love & Life 17. Live from Los Angeles 18. Message in Our Music 19. The Breakthrough 20. Growing Pains 21. Stronger with Each Tear 22. Hard Times Come Again No More 23. My Life II . . . The Journey Continues (Act 1) 24. A Mary Christmas 25. Think Like a Man Too 26. The London Sessions 27. Being with You Selected Discography Acknowledgments
£18.99
University of Washington Press Classical Seattle Maestros Impresarios Virtuosi
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Melinda Bargreen’s Classical Seattle is a who’s who of the city’s classical-music scene over the past half-century, an entertaining recapitulation of interviews she did while serving as the music critic for The Seattle Times and writing for other publications." -- Ellen Emry Heltzel * Seattle Times *Table of ContentsIntroduction THE MAESTROS Milton Katims: The Toscanini Protégé Rainer Miedel and Cordelia Wikarski Miedel: The Maestro and the Maestra Gerard Schwarz: The Consummate Music Director Ludovic Morlot: The Symphonic Innovator Peter Erős: The Old-School Maestro Vilem Sokol: The Patron Saint Of The Podium Stephen Stubbs: The Early-Music Innovator George Shangrow: The People’s Maestro Resident Conductors: The Vital Links in the Music Community THE IMPRESARIOS Glynn Ross: The Bantam of the Opera Speight Jenkins: The Ring Master Toby Saks: The Impresaria Louis Richmond: The Chamber Orchestra Pathfinder THE VIRTUOSI Béla Siki: The Elegant Stylist John Cerminaro: The Man With The Golden Horn Randolph Hokanson: The Old Master Silvia Kind: The Free Spirit Of The Harpsichord Eva Heinitz: The Greatest Gambist Robin McCabe: The Keyboard Diplomat Ronald Phillips: The Consummate Clarinetist Craig Sheppard: The Classicist Of The Ivories THE COMPOSERS Alan Hovhaness: The Composer of the Mountains William Bolcom: The Compositional Innovator Samuel Jones: The Harmony Seeker THE POWER BROKERS AND PATRONS William and Ruth Gerberding: The Couple Who Made Things Happen William Bain, Jr.: The Architect Of The Boardroom Hans Lehmann: The Renaissance Man Samuel N. Stroum: The Mover And Shaker Deborah (Card) Rutter: The Power Behind The Podium Sam and Gladys Rubinstein: The Key Advisors Buster and Nancy Alvord: The Practical Donors Jerry and Lenore Hanauer: The Imaginative Operaphiles John and Laurel Nesholm: The Activists For The Arts Charles Simonyi: The Genius Philanthropist Jack and Becky Benaroya: The Ultimate Benefactors Conclusion Acknowledgments Sources Index
£25.32
Yale University Press The Viruoso Conductors The Central European
Book SynopsisAn expert's guide to the skills of the greatest conductorsTrade Review“Holden’s strong suit is his practical experience as a professional conductor. Abundant enthusiasm and love of the craft ensures a stimulating book.”—Cyril Ehrlich -- Cyril Ehrlich
£30.88
Yale University Press Fine and Dandy
Book SynopsisKay Swift (1897-1993) was one of the few women composers active on Broadway in the first half of the 20th century. Vicki Ohl describes a remarkable life, which included being the first woman to write a Broadway musical and eloping to Oregon with a rodeo cowboy she met at the 1939 World's Fair.Trade Review"This first full-scale biography of Kay Swift is a comprehensive examination of her life and work in all its phases." Geoffrey Block, author of Richard Rodgers, Yale Broadway Masters"
£47.50
Yale University Press London A Musical Gazetteer
Book SynopsisThe essential companion to musical London
£23.55
Yale University Press Stravinskys Ballets
Book SynopsisIgor Stravinsky was a towering composer of the twentieth century and closely linked to dance. His early commissions for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - "The Firebird", "Petrouchka", and "The Rite of Spring" - put him on the international map. This survey analyses each of Stravinsky's ballet pieces.Trade Review"This excellent source offers a unique approach to analysis of ballet, recording its history—as seen through the life and work of Stravinsky—and reflecting the impact of Russian culture on ballet and music of the 20th century. With its 33 pages of endnotes and 4-page bibliography of primary sources, this book is a scholarly delight."—C.T. Bond, Choice -- C.T. Bond * Choice *
£27.50
Yale University Press Sibelius
Book SynopsisTells the story of the life and musical work of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Drawing on Sibelius' own correspondence and diaries, contemporary reviews, and the remarks of family and friends, this book presents an account of the events of the musician's life.Trade Review"Andrew Barnett is unfailingly perceptive and has the ability to engage the interest of both the less informed and the more expert reader. Few would be better qualified to undertake a new book on the Finnish master."—Robert Layton, author of Sibelius (Master Musicians Series) -- Robert Layton"A book of great importance: a fresh, evenhanded account of the composer, especially of his early years. . . . A welcome antidote to the seesaw of critical attention from uncritical admirers and excessively harsh critics. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice * Choice *“Barnett neatly dispels other myths, explaining how from around 1930 to his death, Sibelius completed briefer works while striving, unsuccessfully, to complete his Eighth Symphony. . . . A warmly humanizing, informed biography.”--Benjamin Ivry, The Newark Star-Ledger -- Benjamin Ivry * The Newark Star-Ledger *
£46.01
Yale University Press Irving Berlin
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Empathic. . . . As long as there are hearts to swell, ‘Always’ and ‘How Deep Is the Ocean’ will swell them.”—Eric Grode, New York Times Book Review“Propulsive and appealing.”—Brad Leithauser, Wall Street Journal“James Kaplan’s Irving Berlin is just like its subject: taut, vibrant, and thrumming with the irresistible words and music of America’s songwriter laureate. It’s by turns a buoyant and poignant trip across the tumultuous 20th century, through the eyes of an artist who helped define its popular taste. Kaplan reclaims the proud Jewish identity of the patriotic immigrant who knew that his country was blessed, because he had been.”—Todd S. Purdum, author of Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway RevolutionPraise for James Kaplan: “This is biography at its very best—the story of a fascinating character brought to life as never before through superb writing, impeccable research and penetrating insight. It is a terrific book.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin, on Frank: The Voice
£18.04
Yale University Press Wagner and the Art of the Theatre
Book SynopsisThe production of Wagner's operas is fiercely debated. This book evokes the - often scandalous - great productions that have left their mark not only on our understanding of Wagner but on modern theatre as a whole. It concludes with a critique of the iconoclastic interpretations by Patrice Chereau, Ruth Berghaus, and Hans-Jurgen Syberberg.Trade Review“[A] massive undertaking… This book is truly epic in its scope, and it will certainly become one of the standard reference works in English, not only in Wagner but on twentieth-century stagecraft.” - Patrick O’Connor, Literary Review -- Patrick O'Connor * Literary Review *"...long meditated as well as meticulously researched...its overview is magisterial, and, despite its considerable length, the crisply organised structure and unfailing lucidity of the prose make it worth the effort of a thorough and continuous reading."---Rupert Christiansen, The Spectator -- Rupert Christiansen * The Spectator *"...one of the most marvellous books I have read this year...Patrick Carnegy recounts with deep scholarship combined with good humour, Wagner's obsession with special effects."---A.N. Wilson, The Daily Telegraph -- A.N. Wilson * The Daily Telegraph *
£25.00
Yale University Press Bachs Major Vocal Works
Book SynopsisEvery year, Johann Sebastian Bach's major vocal works are performed to mark liturgical milestones in the Christian calendar. Written by a renowned Bach scholar, this concise and accessible book provides an introduction to the music and cultural contexts of the composer's most beloved masterpieces, including the Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio, and St. John Passion. In addition to providing historical information, each chapter highlights significant aspectssuch as the theology of loveof a particular piece. This penetrating volume is the first to treat the vocal works as a whole, showing how the compositions were embedded in their original performative context within the liturgy as well as discussing Bach's musical style, from the detailed level of individual movements to the overarching aspects of each work. Published in the approach to Easter when many of these vocal works are performed, this outstanding volume will appeal to casual concertgoers and scholars alike.Trade Review'Markus Rathey provides concise and very readable introductions to six of Bach’s greatest works. Apart form the sheer power of the music, the meditation that Bach intended them to inspire is greatly assisted and deepened by an understanding of the rich traditions of theology and liturgy from which they grew. Bach lovers, people approaching Bach for the first time, and particularly people outside these traditions will find this book an enriching companion.' - David Ledbetter, author of Unaccompanied Bach: Performing the Solo Works 'Rathey achieves something that is rare in writing about Bach: a book that is fully informed by scholarship but also one that is relevant and understandable for virtually any interested reader, at any level of musical education. Rathey's particular contribution is to explain what initially appear to be arcane expressions in the texts of Bach’s major sacred works, bringing out the significance of the many references to love. This helps us to experience Bach’s music as far more sensual and emotional than many may hitherto have believed.’ - John Butt, author of Bach's Dialogue with Modernity: Perspectives on the Passions
£26.12
Yale University Press Leonard Bernstein
Book SynopsisA fresh appreciation of the great musical figure that gives him his due as composer as well as conductorTrade Review“Excellent.”—David Denby, New Yorker“An engrossing portrait of a gifted—and conflicted—man.”—Jerusalem Post“There were, and are, critics who believe that Bernstein’s facility and fecundity was merely dilettantism. Allen Shawn’s suave new biography hopes to give them pause.”—Christopher Bray, The Spectator“Immensely valuable as a concise study of a major figure; sympathetic in its account of his life and its artistic and social context, and illuminating in its critical judgements.”—Anthony Burton, BBC Music“I can’t imagine a better biography of Leonard Bernstein. His intensity, complexity, and personal charm come across fully; so do his manifest importance to twentieth-century American culture and his intimate relation to the music he produced. Bravo!”—Wendy Lesser
£11.99
WW Norton & Co Haydn Studies
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£45.00
WW Norton & Co Summertime
Book SynopsisThe life of a beloved American composer reflected through his music, writings and letters.Trade Review"The author offers many such evocative descriptions in his scholarly account of Gershwin’s tragically short life. The works are covered in exhaustive detail, with in-depth analysis, plots and character summaries..." -- The Economist
£30.39
WW Norton & Co Beethovens Symphonies
Book SynopsisFrom one of the leading scholars of the composer’s works, an exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven’s symphonies.Trade Review"The bulk of his [Lockwood's] new book introduces each of the composer’s nine symphonies, all individual and different in their magisterial genius, and paints a vivid picture of the creative context of each." -- James Macmillan - Standpoint
£22.79
WW Norton & Co Changing Lives Gustavo Dudamel El Sistema and the
Book SynopsisThe story of conductor extraordinaire Gustavo Dudamel, and the music education program, El Sistema, that led him to success.Trade Review"Starred Review. This passionate and inspiring story should be read by all those interested in music education, community building, and advocacy for the disadvantaged. An essential purchase." "Tunstall soundly probes how it is that classical music has played such a powerful role in the protection, education, and elevation of so many children born into poverty. The author does a noble job tracing the history of El Sistema, while managing to keep the narrative as much in the immediate present as possible."
£19.94
