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The Now! That's What I Call Music Book
Everyone remembers their first NOW! Each edition of the NOW That's What I Call Musicseries captures the essence of the pop charts at that precise moment in music history, striking a chord with music fans since 1983. Charting the story of NOWthrough album covers, detailed track listings and interesting trivia about each album all the way up to NOW 91, The NOW That's What I Call Music Bookis the perfect nostalgic gift for music lovers!
Music & Meaning
Language and the interpretation of music / Leo Treitler -- Listening with imagination: is music representational? / Kendall Walton -- Musical idiosyncrasy and perspectival listening / Kathleen Marie Higgins -- Music as drama / Fred Everett Maus -- Action and agency in Mahler's Ninth symphony, second movement / Anthony Newcomb -- Shostakovich's Tenth symphony and the musical expression of cognitively complex emotions / Gregory Karl and Jenefer Robinson -- What Schubert's last sonata might hold / Charles Fisk -- Two types of metaphoric transference / Marion A. Gluck -- Music and negative emotion / Jerrold Levinson -- Why listen to sad music if it makes one feel sad? / Stephen Davies.
Performing Music in the Age of Recording
What is the relationship between performance and recording? What is the impact of recording on the lives of musicians? Comparison of the lives of musicians and audiences in the years before recordings with those of today. Survey of the changing attitudes toward freedom of expression, the globalization of performing styles and the rise of the period instrument movement.
Performing Rites
Who's better? Billie Holiday or P. J. Harvey? Blur or Oasis? Dylan or Keats? And how many friendships have ridden on the answer? Such questions aren't merely the stuff of fanzines and idle talk; they inform our most passionate arguments, distill our most deeply held values, make meaning of our ever-changing culture. In Performing Rites, one of the most influential writers on popular music asks what we talk about when we talk about music. What's good, what's bad? What's high, what's low? Why do such distinctions matter? Instead of dismissing emotional response and personal taste as inaccessible to the academic critic, Simon Frith takes these forms of engagement as his subject--and discloses t...
The Classical Music Book
Learn about the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Classic Music in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Classical Music Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Classical Music, with: - More than 90 pieces of world-famous music - Packed with facts, charts, timelines an...
The Cambridge Companion to Electronic Music
A contributory volume covering the history and current scene of electronic music.
WJEC & EDUQAS GCSE Music Revision Guide
WJEC & EDUQAS GCSE Music Revision Guide: This revision guide will help you to prepare for the written exam (Unit/Component 3) of the WJEC and Eduqas 9–1 specifications – Suitable for exams 2018 onwards. It includes the most important facts about each of the prepared extracts, guidance on the required knowledge for each question of the exam, practice questions for each area of study, tips on how to prepare for the exam and a glossary of musical terms
Music and Memory
Divided into two parts, this book shows how human memory influences the organization of music. The first part presents ideas about memory and perception from cognitive psychology and the second part of the book shows how these concepts are exemplified in music.
CMJ New Music Monthly
CMJ New Music Monthly, the first consumer magazine to include a bound-in CD sampler, is the leading publication for the emerging music enthusiast. NMM is a monthly magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each magazine comes with a CD of 15-24 songs by well-established bands, unsigned bands and everything in between. It is published by CMJ Network, Inc.
CMJ New Music Monthly
CMJ New Music Monthly, the first consumer magazine to include a bound-in CD sampler, is the leading publication for the emerging music enthusiast. NMM is a monthly magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each magazine comes with a CD of 15-24 songs by well-established bands, unsigned bands and everything in between. It is published by CMJ Network, Inc.
