Music: Styles & Genres

This book presents the vocal art music of Kabul as performed by Ustad Amir Mohammad. At the heart of Kabul's vocal art music is the ghazal, a highl...

For much of the mid-twentieth century, Roberto Gerhard found himself an outsider. He was airbrushed from much writing on contemporary music in Spai...

Koji Kondos Super Mario Bros. (1985) score redefined video game music. With under three minutes of music, Kondo put to rest an era of bleeps and bl...

LISTENING TO MUSIC, International Edition is designed to help you develop and refine your listening skills and to inspire a lifelong appreciation o...

The Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revi...

'A remarkable new book ... goes leaping from Beethoven to Big Black, from Morton Feldman to Curtis Mayfield, identifying continuities while delig...

Irish music enjoyed popularity across Europe and North America in the second half of the twentieth century. Regional circumstances created a unique...

The first international Csound conference, held at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (HMTMH) between 30th September and 2nd October ...

Outside the Revolution; Everything is aimed at an audience of those interested in the music and culture of Cuba, but who wish to expand their under...

For several centuries Cape Town has accommodated a great variety of musical genres which have usually been associated with specific population grou...

The German-American relationship was special long before the Cold War; it was rooted not simply in political actions, but also long-term traditions...

From jazz trumpeters drawing on the noises of warfare in Beirut to female heavy metallers in Alexandria, the Arab culture offers a wealth of exciti...

***'Wise and playful...'BBC Music MagazineWith a foreword by James NaughtieWithin the pages of this book lie musical prescriptions that offer comfo...