Music Styles and Genres Books

The First Principles of Music is a book written by Charles Vincent in 1887. This book is an introduction to the fundamental principles of music theory, covering topics such as notation, intervals, scales, chords, and harmony. The author presents the...

The English Psalter Adapted to the Ancient Ecclesiastical Chant: With the Canticles and Proper Psalms is a book published in 1853 by Joseph Masters Publisher. The book is a collection of psalms and canticles that have been adapted to be sung in the...

The Book of Anthems: For the Use of the Temple Church London (1845) is a music book published by W. Pickering. The book contains a collection of anthems, which are choral compositions typically sung in a religious setting. The anthems in this book are...

Talks By George Thatcher, The Celebrated Minstrel is a book that was published in 1898 and written by George Thatcher. The book is a collection of monologues, parodies, songs, sketches, poems, jokes, and other written works by Thatcher, who was a...

Syrian Songs, Proverbs, and Stories is a book written by Henry Minor Huxley in 1902. The book is a collection of traditional Syrian folk songs, proverbs, and stories that were passed down through generations. The author has translated these works into...

Social Dancing of Today is a book written by Troy Kinney and published in 1914. The book serves as a guide to the various forms of social dancing popular during the time period, including the waltz, the fox-trot, and the tango. The book provides detailed...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Modus Concionandi: Et Explicatio In Psalm CXXXVI Super Flumina Babylonis est liber a Diego de Estella scriptus, anno MDLXXVI. In hoc libro, auctor modum concionandi et explicandi Psalmum CXXXVI, qui de captivitate Babylonica loquitur, docet. Libellus...

""Footprints and Living Songs: Frances Ridley Havergal"" is a biography written by Charles Bullock in 1883. The book chronicles the life of Frances Ridley Havergal, a prominent Christian author and hymn writer of the 19th century. Havergal was known for...

Footlight Frolics, Entertainments For Home And School: Comprising School Opera, Charades, Plays, Christmas Capers, Etc. (1883) is a book by Mrs. Charles F. Fernald that provides a collection of various entertainment ideas for both home and school...

Fairy Echoes: A Collection of Sacred and Secular School Songs is a book written by William Dressler and published in 1874. The book is a compilation of songs that can be used in both religious and non-religious settings, specifically in schools. The...

Das Lehrbuch der Musikalischen Komposition V2 (1855) von Johann Christian Lobe ist ein umfassendes Werk, das sich mit der Kunst der Komposition von Musikst�����cken auseinandersetzt. Es richtet sich an angehende Komponisten und Musiker und behandelt...

Die Grundverh�����ltnisse der Musik (1853) von Theodor Wilhelm Richter ist ein bahnbrechendes Werk der Musiktheorie, das sich mit den grundlegenden mathematischen und physikalischen Prinzipien der Musik besch�����ftigt. Richter untersucht die Beziehung...

""Schlaglichter und Schlagschatten aus der Musikwelt und aus allen Tonarten"" ist ein Buch von Heinrich Ehrlich, das im Jahr 1888 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Werk beinhaltet Studien �����ber Musik und gibt Einblicke in die Welt der Musik. Ehrlich...

Liederen (1868) is een boek geschreven door Frans De Cort. Het is een verzameling van liederen die in de 19e eeuw werden gezongen. Het boek bevat verschillende soorten liederen, waaronder volksliederen, liefdesliederen en religieuze liederen. De teksten...

De La Mauvaise Influence Du Piano Sur L�������Art Musical (1885) est un livre �����crit par Louis Pagnerre qui explore l'influence n�����gative du piano sur la musique classique. L'auteur soutient que l'omnipr�����sence du piano a entra�����n����� une...

This long-awaited volume is the first to focus entirely on Hip Hop in Australia. Bringing together both scholarly and practitioner perspectives, across eleven chapters, contributors explore the diversity of identities, communities, practices, and...

Through close readings of epic, lyric, and tragic poetry, The Poetics of Failure in Ancient Greece engages into a thorough discourse on error, loss, and inadequacy as a personal and collective experience.

This book investigates the discursive and performative strategies employed by Australian Indigenous rappers to make sense of the world and establish a position of authority over their identity and place in society. Focusing on the aesthetics, the...

Punk bands have produced an abundance of poetic texts, some crude, some elaborate, in the form of song lyrics. These lyrics are an ideal means by which to trace the developments and explain the conflicts and schisms that have shaped, and continue to...

There is a reason why good teachers insist their pupils study Bach. Every note counts as with no other composer. I've played some Bach in my time . . . but it is fair to say that he has never been front and centre in my repertoire. Until now . . .When...

Set against the backdrop of a graceful New England estate in the 1990s, Adeodata weaves a captivating tale of six distinct individuals, each navigating complex interrelationships and personal crises of faith. The narrative features an archbishop on the...

Britten Experienced is a response to two recent studies of the composer, and offers alternative critical readings of some of his major works. The author frames his proposals with episodes of musicological autobiography that attempt to illustrate how...

This book approaches opera fantasias - instrumental works that use themes from a single opera as the body of their virtuosic and flamboyant material - both historically and theoretically, concentrating on compositions for and by woodwind-instrument...

Recording Orchestra and Other Classical Music Ensembles explores techniques and methodologies specific to recording classical music. This book speaks to all levels of expertise and covers every aspect of recording symphonic and concerto repertoire,...

Hoodening is an ancient calendar custom unique to East Kent, involving a wooden horse’s head on a pole, carried by a man concealed by a sack. The earliest reliable record is from 1735, but other than Percy Maylam’s seminal work “The...

Every one of us has the magic within to create miracles in our lives. My magic comes, in part, from my psychic abilities. I've been described as an intuitive, a spiritual channel, a clairvoyant, an empath, and a psychic.For many years, I 'read'...

Victorian Vocalists is a masterful and entertaining collection of 100 biographies of mid- to late-19th-century singers and stars. Kurt Gänzl paints a vivid picture of the Victorian operatic and concert world, revealing the backgrounds,...

What does a one hour contemporary orchestral piece by Georg Friedrich Haas have in common with a series of glitch-noise electronic tracks by Pan Sonic? This book proposes that, despite their differences, they share a particular understanding of sound...

Sound for Moving Pictures presents a new and original sound design theory called the Four Sound Areas framework, offering a conceptual template for constructing, deconstructing and communicating all types of motion picture soundtracks; and a way for...

Addressing the interart, intertextual, and intermedial dimensions of David Bowie's sonic and visual legacy, this book considers more than five decades of a career invested with a star's luminosity that shines well beyond the remit of pop music.The book...

One of the most beloved film musicals of all time, The Wizard of Oz represents an enduring family favorite and cultural classic. Yet there is much more to the story than meets the eye, and the MGM movie is just one of many ways in which it has been...

Classical composers seeking to create an American sound enjoyed unprecedented success during the 1930s and 1940s. Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Howard Hanson and others brought national and international attention to American composers for the first time in...

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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 is generally thought to have been composed in 1800. The work is in three movements: 1. Allegro con brio, 2. Largo, 3. Rondo. Allegro. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) was a seminal German composer. He had a...

The book also provides a plethora of examples and analytical samples, drawn from the celebrated fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach. It walks students through different elements of fugal counterpoint and their mechanisms, offering a list of exercises and...

This book tells three inter-related stories that radically alter our perspective on plainchant reform at the turn of the twentieth century and highlight the value of liturgical music history to our understanding of French government anticlericalism. It...

Questo studio musicologico nasce dall'esigenza di riunire interdisciplinariamente più punti d'osservazione della fenomenologia baritonale verdiana (storico-musicale, vocologico-foniatrica, interpretativo-psicologica, scenico-attoriale, e così via) al...

Everything you need to know about making music in one place! 2024 & Beyond!Not so long ago music production was only available to the rich and famous. However, these days it's now possible to produce professional sounding music from your own...

Finally, a musicals trivia quiz book that doesn't bore you with dry facts, but tests your love of classic and modern musicals, while giving you the backstage stories. The hits, the flops, the stars, the lyricists, the composers, the awards, and...

Bi Cultural  Living And Leaving The Word of Illusion is a story about an African-American man experiencing life growing up in suburban America. Battling racism, self-hate, and self-esteem Issues, he finds power in music, travel and self-study, and...

Pastors Efrem Smith and Phil Jackson show the urgency of connecting hip-hop culture and church to reach a generation with the gospel of Jesus Christ.