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The Grove Music Guide to American Film Music by Daniel Goldmark (Editor-In-Chief)
This resource documents the lives and works of numerous individuals who have played a significant role in creating music for some of the most popular and well-known films, television shows, video games, and music videos. It features 150 articles and 30 images, updated and expanded from The Grove Dictionary of American Music by film scholar Daniel Goldmark.
ISBN: 9780190636265
Publication Date: 2019
The Passions of Peter Sellars: Staging the Music by Susan McClary
The Passions of Peter Sellars follows the development of his style, beginning with his interpretations of the Mozart-Da Ponte operas, proceeding to works for which he assembled the libretti and even the music, and concluding with his celebrated stagings of Bach’s passions with the Berlin Philharmonic.
ISBN: 9780472131228
Publication Date: 2019
Music and Fantasy in the Age of Berlioz by Francesca Brittan
In this book, Francesca Brittan invites us to listen to fantasy, attending both to literary descriptions of sound in otherworldly narratives, and the wave of 'fantastique' musical works published in France through the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
ISBN: 9781107136328
Publication Date: 2017
Keeping Time by Robert Walser (Editor)
Featuring over 70 thought-provoking selections drawn from contemporary journalism, reviews, program notes, memoirs, interviews, and other sources, this edition brings to life the controversies and critical issues that have accompanied more than 100 years of jazz history.
ISBN: 9780199765775
Publication Date: 2014
Music Learning Today: Digital Pedagogy for Creating, Performing, and Responding to Music by William I. Bauer
Bauer offers an approach to integrating technology as a tool for music learning. Intended for pre- and in-service music teachers, the book emphasizes the essential connections between music knowledge, skill outcomes, cognitive research, pedagogical best practices, and technology. Bauer’s premise is that technology can enhance learning in the three musical processes: creating, performing, and responding to music.
ISBN: 0199890595
Publication Date: 2014
The Music Treatises of Thomas Ravenscroft by Ross W. Duffin
Brings together the theoretical works of this important Jacobean musician. Ravenscroft, known for his compositions of rounds and catches, wrote two treatises on music theory: the well-known “A Briefe Discourse” (1614) and the unpublished “A Treatise of Practical Musicke” (c.1607). The book provides critical studies and transcriptions of these treatises, shedding light on Ravenscroft’s intricate exploration of mensuration. Additionally, “A Briefe Discourse” introduces an anthology of music by Ravenscroft, John Bennet, and Edward Pearce, illustrating some of the precepts discussed in the treatise
ISBN: 9780754667308
Publication Date: 2014
Structures of Feeling in Seventeenth-Century Cultural Expression by Susan McClary
Delves into the profound changes in human behavior during the transition from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. Artists of that era engaged with non-verbal cultural forms such as visual arts, poetry, theatre, music, and dance to grapple with evolving human values. Through essays by historians, musicologists, and art critics, this work explores themes of time, motion, the body, and global relations. Rather than being merely embryonic, seventeenth-century cultural expression represents a significant period of transformation in European subjectivities.
ISBN: 9781442640627
Publication Date: 2013
Desire and Pleasure in Seventeenth-Century Music by Susan McClary
In this book, Susan McClary examines the mechanisms through which seventeenth-century musicians simulated extreme affective states--desire, divine rapture, and ecstatic pleasure. She demonstrates how every major genre of the period, from opera to religious music to instrumental pieces based on dances, was part of this striving for heightened passions by performers and listeners.
ISBN: 9780520247345
Publication Date: 2012
Jazz Matters by David Ake
• David Ake expands on the discussion he began in Jazz Cultures, lending his engaging, thoughtful, and stimulating perspective to post-1940s jazz. Ake investigates such issues as improvisational analysis, pedagogy, American exceptionalism, and sense of place in jazz. He uses provocative case studies to illustrate how some of the values ascribed to the postwar jazz culture are reflected in and fundamentally shaped by aspects of sound, location, and time.
ISBN: 9780520266896
Publication Date: 2010
Ballets Russes Style: Diaghilev's Dancers and Paris Fashion by Mary E. Davis
Explores the influential role of the Ballets Russes in shaping high style across various domains, including fashion, interior design, advertising, and the decorative arts. The ensemble, led by Russian artists like Bakst, Benois, and Stravinsky, engaged in cultural experiments that bridged the aesthetics of St. Petersburg and the Parisian avant-garde. By connecting the stage to everyday life, the Ballets Russes significantly impacted Parisian style, leaving a lasting influence on fashion throughout the century.
ISBN: 9781861897572
Publication Date: 2010
Sacred Music. Part 2, Canticles, Psalms, And Masses by Antoine boesset; Peter Bennett (Editor)
Antoine Boesset, once known only for secular compositions, is now recognized for his sacred music for the Royal Abbey of Montmartre, Paris. This collection, which includes mass settings, Te Deums, Magnificats, psalms, and motets, showcases Boesset's significant contribution to sacred music during Louis XIII's reign. His work, featuring innovative use of "plain chant musical" and basse continue, marks a pivotal development in seventeenth-century French music, bridging traditional forms and foreshadowing later techniques.
ISBN: 9780895796851
Publication Date: 2010
Sacred Repertories in Paris under Louis XIII by Peter Bennett
Uncovers a vibrant era of sacred music during his reign, challenging the view of it as a musically barren period. It reveals three significant but previously unknown music collections linked to Louis XIII's court, showcasing a rich musical tradition that predates Louis XIV's era.
ISBN: 9780754668213
Publication Date: 2009
The Triumph of Pleasure by Georgia J. Cowart
Georgia J. Cowart explores how the arts of spectacle in late seventeenth-century France served as both tools of propaganda and sources of resistance to the monarchy. Focusing on court ballet, comedy-ballet, opera, and opera-ballet, Cowart reveals how these festive arts deployed subversive satire to challenge sovereign authority.
ISBN: 9780226116389
Publication Date: 2008
Erik Satie by Mary E. Davis
Davis explores how Satie was embraced by avant-garde artists and Parisian elites, inspiring his Neoclassical musical style. His infamous fashion statements also contributed to his celebrity status. This biography challenges the accepted history of modernist music, highlighting Satie’s pioneering role.
ISBN: 9781861893215
Publication Date: 2007
Classic Chic by Mary E. Davis
Delves into the intertwined evolution of music and fashion in the early 20th century, a time of significant developments in both fields contributing to transatlantic modernism. The book highlights the Neoclassicism movement and its alignment with the fashion tastes of the era, focusing on couturiers like Paul Poiret, Germaine Bongard, and Coco Chanel, and influential magazines such as La Gazette du Bon Ton, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. It reveals how fashion’s drive for originality impacted composers like Erik Satie and Igor Stravinsky, and examines the Ballets Russes’ influence, featuring artists like Léon Bakst and Pablo Picasso. This pioneering study links music and fashion to the fabric of modernist thought, offering a captivating narrative of this dynamic historical period.
ISBN: 0520245423
Publication Date: 2006
How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony by Ross W. Duffin
Ross Duffin presents a reasoned expose of musical temperament and its impact on the way in which we experience music. An historical narrative, a music theory lesson, and an impassioned letter to musicians and listeners everywhere, attempts to redefine the very nature of our interactions with music.
ISBN: 0393062279
Publication Date: 2006
Tunes For 'Toons by Daniel Goldmark
Delves into the music written for Hollywood animated cartoons from the 1930s to the 1950s. This creative effort significantly shaped the characters and stories that have become iconic in American culture.
ISBN: 0520236173
Publication Date: 2005
Nineteenth-Century Chamber Music by Stephen Hefling
The study of chamber music encompasses a range of composers and styles, with scholars like Kofi Agawu analyzing Beethoven’s contributions and Stephen E. Hefling alongside David S. Tartakoff delving into Schubert’s works. From the classical strains of Spohr and Weber, examined by Clive Brown, to the “Beautiful and abstruse conversations” in Schumann’s compositions as described by John Daverio.
ISBN: 0415966507
Publication Date: 2003
The Cartoon Music Book by Daniel Goldmark (Editor); Yuval Taylor (Editor); Leonard Maltin (Foreword by)
Cartoon music has gained immense popularity over the years, from Carl Stalling's compositions for Warner Bros. to Disney soundtracks and The Simpsons' song parodies. In this intriguing and lively account of cartoon music's past and present, renowned music critics, cartoonists, and principal cartoon composers share their insights. The book features interviews and contributions from various music experts.
ISBN: 1556524730
Publication Date: 2002
Jazz Cultures by David Andrew Ake
David Ake's book "Jazz Cultures" delves into the paradoxical social dynamics of jazz, examining its evolution and the complex identities it has fostered. Ake, a pianist and composer, explores how jazz is experienced and understood, discussing the visual aspects of performance and its impact on the perception of musicians like Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett. He also looks at the influence of jazz education, the role of standards, and the changing sense of tradition in the music of artists like John Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis, and Bill Frisell. The book reveals jazz history as a tapestry woven from varied individual and community experiences, rather than a linear progression of styles.
ISBN: 0520228871
Publication Date: 2002
Running with the Devil by Robert Walser
Delves into the world of heavy metal music. As a musicologist, Walser provides a comprehensive analysis of heavy metal’s musical, social, and cultural impact. Despite being dismissed by critics and academics, heavy metal remains fervently embraced by legions of fans. Through this exploration, Walser uncovers the cultural conflicts embedded within heavy metal and examines its role in shaping identity, community dynamics, gender, and power.
ISBN: 0819562602
Publication Date: 1993
Horns, Strings, and Harmony by Arthur H. Benade
Explains the physics of musical instruments in an engaging and understandable way. Dr. Benade, a nuclear physicist, flutist, and science educator, elucidates the ways in which music is formed by many different kinds of musical instruments.
ISBN: 0486273318
Publication Date: 1992
The Grove Music Guide to American Film Music by
This resource documents the lives and works of numerous individuals who have played a significant role in creating music for some of the most popular and well-known films, television shows, video games, and music videos. It features 150 articles and 30 images, updated and expanded from The Grove Dictionary of American Music by film scholar Daniel Goldmark.
Korngold and His World by
A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
The Passions of Peter Sellars: Staging the Music by
The Passions of Peter Sellars follows the development of his style, beginning with his interpretations of the Mozart-Da Ponte operas, proceeding to works for which he assembled the libretti and even the music, and concluding with his celebrated stagings of Bach’s passions with the Berlin Philharmonic.
Some Other Note: The Lost Songs of English Renaissance Comedy by
Revives lost melodies of English comedy from the 15th to 17th centuries, reconstructing songs for historical plays, and making them performable with original music after centuries.
Music and Fantasy in the Age of Berlioz by
In this book, Francesca Brittan invites us to listen to fantasy, attending both to literary descriptions of sound in otherworldly narratives, and the wave of 'fantastique' musical works published in France through the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
Music and Culture in the Middle Ages and Beyond: Liturgy, Sources, Symbolism by
Musicologists now agree that interdisciplinary approaches are essential for studying medieval music in its cultural context. This shift happened forty years ago, when the focus moved from evaluating sources to contextual methodologies, anticipating the "New Musicology." Fifteen essays in this collection explore significant areas of inquiry: liturgy, sources, and symbolism. These essays recognize past achievements and demonstrate how this approach remains a vital source of innovation.
The Christopher Small Reader by
The Christopher Small Reader is the fourth and final book in Christopher Small's legacy as a composer, pianist, teacher, friend, provocateur, and influential outsider in classical music studies.
Keeping Time by
Featuring over 70 thought-provoking selections drawn from contemporary journalism, reviews, program notes, memoirs, interviews, and other sources, this edition brings to life the controversies and critical issues that have accompanied more than 100 years of jazz history.
Music Learning Today: Digital Pedagogy for Creating, Performing, and Responding to Music by
Bauer offers an approach to integrating technology as a tool for music learning. Intended for pre- and in-service music teachers, the book emphasizes the essential connections between music knowledge, skill outcomes, cognitive research, pedagogical best practices, and technology. Bauer’s premise is that technology can enhance learning in the three musical processes: creating, performing, and responding to music.
The Music Treatises of Thomas Ravenscroft by
Brings together the theoretical works of this important Jacobean musician. Ravenscroft, known for his compositions of rounds and catches, wrote two treatises on music theory: the well-known “A Briefe Discourse” (1614) and the unpublished “A Treatise of Practical Musicke” (c.1607). The book provides critical studies and transcriptions of these treatises, shedding light on Ravenscroft’s intricate exploration of mensuration. Additionally, “A Briefe Discourse” introduces an anthology of music by Ravenscroft, John Bennet, and Edward Pearce, illustrating some of the precepts discussed in the treatise
Sounds for the Silents: Photoplay Music From the Days of Early Cinema by
This anthology features original sheet music for the piano pieces that complemented early motion pictures.
Structures of Feeling in Seventeenth-Century Cultural Expression by
Delves into the profound changes in human behavior during the transition from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. Artists of that era engaged with non-verbal cultural forms such as visual arts, poetry, theatre, music, and dance to grapple with evolving human values. Through essays by historians, musicologists, and art critics, this work explores themes of time, motion, the body, and global relations. Rather than being merely embryonic, seventeenth-century cultural expression represents a significant period of transformation in European subjectivities.
Desire and Pleasure in Seventeenth-Century Music by
In this book, Susan McClary examines the mechanisms through which seventeenth-century musicians simulated extreme affective states--desire, divine rapture, and ecstatic pleasure. She demonstrates how every major genre of the period, from opera to religious music to instrumental pieces based on dances, was part of this striving for heightened passions by performers and listeners.
Jazz/Not Jazz by
This collection seeks artists and pieces missing from the established narratives to explore what they can tell us about the way jazz has been defined and its history has been told.
The Oxford Anthology of Western Music by
A comprehensive collection that spans from ancient Greek music and Christian plainchant to the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. It includes a rich assortment of landmark musical scores, some that rarely anthologized.
The Flower of Paradise by
Explores the interplay between Marian devotional songs and secular love songs during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Funny Pictures by
This collection of essays explores the link between comedy and animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom's earliest days through the twentieth century.
St. Matthew Passion: Reconstructed From The Eton Choirbook, With Lyrics In Latin And English by
This edition employs new analytic tools to aid in the reconstruction and also offers an additional option: setting the entire passion to the early English translation of the gospel by William Tyndale, who was a student at Magdalen College, Oxford, only a few years after the composer’s period of residence there.
Jazz Matters by
• David Ake expands on the discussion he began in Jazz Cultures, lending his engaging, thoughtful, and stimulating perspective to post-1940s jazz. Ake investigates such issues as improvisational analysis, pedagogy, American exceptionalism, and sense of place in jazz. He uses provocative case studies to illustrate how some of the values ascribed to the postwar jazz culture are reflected in and fundamentally shaped by aspects of sound, location, and time.
Ballets Russes Style: Diaghilev's Dancers and Paris Fashion by
Explores the influential role of the Ballets Russes in shaping high style across various domains, including fashion, interior design, advertising, and the decorative arts. The ensemble, led by Russian artists like Bakst, Benois, and Stravinsky, engaged in cultural experiments that bridged the aesthetics of St. Petersburg and the Parisian avant-garde. By connecting the stage to everyday life, the Ballets Russes significantly impacted Parisian style, leaving a lasting influence on fashion throughout the century.
Sacred Repertories in Paris under Louis XIII by
Uncovers a vibrant era of sacred music during his reign, challenging the view of it as a musically barren period. It reveals three significant but previously unknown music collections linked to Louis XIII's court, showcasing a rich musical tradition that predates Louis XIV's era.
The Triumph of Pleasure by
Georgia J. Cowart explores how the arts of spectacle in late seventeenth-century France served as both tools of propaganda and sources of resistance to the monarchy. Focusing on court ballet, comedy-ballet, opera, and opera-ballet, Cowart reveals how these festive arts deployed subversive satire to challenge sovereign authority.
Beyond the Soundtrack by
This groundbreaking collection by the most distinguished musicologists and film scholars in their fields gives long overdue recognition to music as equal to the image in shaping film experience. Refuting the familiar idea that music serves as an unnoticed prop for narrative, these essays demonstrate that music is a fully imagined and active power in the world of film.
New Directions for Strings. Book One: A Comprehensive String Method by
Includes teacher's manual (score), piano accompaniment, and parts for violin, viola, cello, and double bass (A and D position).
Erik Satie by
Davis explores how Satie was embraced by avant-garde artists and Parisian elites, inspiring his Neoclassical musical style. His infamous fashion statements also contributed to his celebrity status. This biography challenges the accepted history of modernist music, highlighting Satie’s pioneering role.
Cantiones Sacrae by
Presents recent research in the music of the Renaissance.
Classic Chic by
Delves into the intertwined evolution of music and fashion in the early 20th century, a time of significant developments in both fields contributing to transatlantic modernism. The book highlights the Neoclassicism movement and its alignment with the fashion tastes of the era, focusing on couturiers like Paul Poiret, Germaine Bongard, and Coco Chanel, and influential magazines such as La Gazette du Bon Ton, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. It reveals how fashion’s drive for originality impacted composers like Erik Satie and Igor Stravinsky, and examines the Ballets Russes’ influence, featuring artists like Léon Bakst and Pablo Picasso. This pioneering study links music and fashion to the fabric of modernist thought, offering a captivating narrative of this dynamic historical period.
How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony by
Ross Duffin presents a reasoned expose of musical temperament and its impact on the way in which we experience music. An historical narrative, a music theory lesson, and an impassioned letter to musicians and listeners everywhere, attempts to redefine the very nature of our interactions with music.
Tunes For 'Toons by
Delves into the music written for Hollywood animated cartoons from the 1930s to the 1950s. This creative effort significantly shaped the characters and stories that have become iconic in American culture.
Technology Strategies for Music Education by
This is an essential resource for all K-12 music educators. It contains hundreds of ideas to assist teachers in integrating technology into the music curriculum.
Shakespeare's Songbook by
An award-winning collection of 155 songs from Shakespeare's plays, offering lyrics and music notations. It's a significant resource for Shakespeare enthusiasts and performing artists.
Nineteenth-Century Chamber Music by
The study of chamber music encompasses a range of composers and styles, with scholars like Kofi Agawu analyzing Beethoven’s contributions and Stephen E. Hefling alongside David S. Tartakoff delving into Schubert’s works. From the classical strains of Spohr and Weber, examined by Clive Brown, to the “Beautiful and abstruse conversations” in Schumann’s compositions as described by John Daverio.
The Cartoon Music Book by
Cartoon music has gained immense popularity over the years, from Carl Stalling's compositions for Warner Bros. to Disney soundtracks and The Simpsons' song parodies. In this intriguing and lively account of cartoon music's past and present, renowned music critics, cartoonists, and principal cartoon composers share their insights. The book features interviews and contributions from various music experts.
Jazz Cultures by
David Ake's book "Jazz Cultures" delves into the paradoxical social dynamics of jazz, examining its evolution and the complex identities it has fostered. Ake, a pianist and composer, explores how jazz is experienced and understood, discussing the visual aspects of performance and its impact on the perception of musicians like Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett. He also looks at the influence of jazz education, the role of standards, and the changing sense of tradition in the music of artists like John Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis, and Bill Frisell. The book reveals jazz history as a tapestry woven from varied individual and community experiences, rather than a linear progression of styles.
Running with the Devil by
Delves into the world of heavy metal music. As a musicologist, Walser provides a comprehensive analysis of heavy metal’s musical, social, and cultural impact. Despite being dismissed by critics and academics, heavy metal remains fervently embraced by legions of fans. Through this exploration, Walser uncovers the cultural conflicts embedded within heavy metal and examines its role in shaping identity, community dynamics, gender, and power.
Horns, Strings, and Harmony by
Explains the physics of musical instruments in an engaging and understandable way. Dr. Benade, a nuclear physicist, flutist, and science educator, elucidates the ways in which music is formed by many different kinds of musical instruments.