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  • Richard Wagner's Essays on Conducting

    A New Translation with Critical Commentary

    by Chris Walton ...
    The first modern English edition of Richard Wagner's essays on conducting, extensively annotated, with a critical essay on Wagner as conductor: his aesthetic, practices, vocabulary, and impact. Richard Wagner was one of the leading conductors of his time. Through his disciples Hans von Bülow, Hans Richter, Anton Seidl, Felix Mottl, Arthur Nikisch, and their many notable protégés, a Wagnerian art ... Read more

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  • Early Printed Music and Material Culture in Central and Western Europe

    Series series Music and Material Culture
    This book presents a varied and nuanced analysis of the dynamics of the printing, publication, and trade of music in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries across Western and Northern Europe. Chapters consider dimensions of music printing in Britain, the Holy Roman Empire, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Italy, showing how this area of inquiry can engage a wide range of cultural, ... Read more

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  • Schweizer Jahrbuch fuer Musikwissenschaft- Annales Suisses de Musicologie- Annuario Svizzero di Musicologia

    Schweizer Jahrbuch fuer Musikwissenschaft- Annales Suisses de Musicologie- Annuario Svizzero di Musicologia Neue Folge / Nouvelle Série / Nuova Serie- 37 (2017)- Redaktion / Rédaction / Redazione: Luca Zoppelli

    Series Book 37 - Schweizer Jahrbuch fuer Musikwissenschaft
    Der vorliegende Band Schweizer Jahrbuch für Musikwissenschaft empfängt (in Übereinstimmung mit der aktuellen redaktionellen Linie der Zeitschrift) Arbeiten von aktiven schweizerischen und ausländischen Forschern. So wird eine Vielschichtigkeit, nicht nur linguistisch, sondern auch kulturell und methodologisch garantiert, die die wunderbare Vielfalt der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft reflektiert ... Read more

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  • Taylor Swift: The Whole Story FREE SAMPLER

    The full story of Taylor Swift’s stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who’s taking over the worldA small-town girl with an incredible talent, and the strength to realise her dream, Taylor has grown into an award-winning, chart-topping artist and worldwide star, as well as a strong and stylish woman. But how did she get there? And what lies in ... Read more

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  • 僕たちのライブ・イン・ジャパン Vol.3

    Series series チラシで見る洋楽
    70年代から80年代の海外アーティストの来日公演、つまり「ライブ・イン・ジャパン」の歴史を、その当時のチラシ(フライヤー)で追っていくビジュアル歴史書 第3弾。第3弾では、1979年のライブ・イン・ジャパンを追います。収録チラシ - Images of concert flyers1979年 キャメルCAMEL1979年 10cc1979年 アース・ウインド&ファイヤー / Earth Wind & Fire1979年 ホワイトスネイク / White Snake1979年 ブラザーズ・ジョンソン / The Brothers Johnson1979年 ウェザー・リポート / Weather Report1979年 ジューダス・プリースト / Judas Priest※このシリーズでは、ロック、ポップス、カントリー、ジャズなど様々なアーティストを日本公演を取り上げていきます。 ... Read more

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  • The Musical Heritage of Al-Andalus

    The Musical Heritage of Al-Andalus is a critical account of the history of Andalusian music in Iberia from the Islamic conquest of 711 to the final expulsion of the Moriscos (Spanish Muslims converted to Christianity) in the early 17th century. This volume presents the documentation that has come down to us, accompanied by critical and detailed analyses of the sources written in Arabic, Old ... Read more

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  • Pop-Musik sammeln

    Zehn ethnografische Tracks zwischen Plattenladen und Streamingportal

    Series series Studien zur Popularmusik
    Streamingdienste, Vinylflohmärkte, die verstaubte CD-Sammlung - nie gab es so viele Möglichkeiten auf Musik zuzugreifen wie heute. In Form ethnografischer Tracks zeigt Christian Elster, was Musiksammeln zwischen Plattenladen und Onlinediensten für Menschen bedeuten kann. Hierfür beleuchtet er Praktiken, Artefakte, Orte, Diskurse und Figuren des Sammelns und zeigt auf, dass die technisch grundierte ... Read more

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  • Luciano Berio

    legado e atualidade

    by Flo Menezes ...
    "Em maio de 2003, falecia um dos maiores músicos de todos os tempos e um dos protagonistas da vanguarda musical da chamada geração pós-weberniana: o compositor italiano Luciano Berio. Em 2013, na efeméride de 10 anos de sua morte, foi organizado o Simpósio “Berio: 10 anos depois...”. Levando a público oito conferências, uma mesa-redonda e três concertos, o evento consistiu num profundo mergulho em ... Read more

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  • Authorship and Identity in Late Thirteenth-Century Motets

    Questions of authorship are central to the late thirteenth-century motet repertoire represented by the seventh section or fascicle of the Montpellier Codex (Montpellier, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire, Section de médecine, H. 196, hereafter Mo). Mo does not explicitly attribute any of its compositions, but theoretical sources name Petrus de Cruce as the composer of the two motets that open ... Read more

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  • The Venetian Instrumental Concerto During Vivaldi’s Time

    Translated by John Comber ...
    Series Book 21 - Eastern European Studies in Musicology
    It is the first monograph in which the concertos of all composers active in this field in the Republic of Venice in the years 1695–1740 are methodically discussed. The Venetian instrumental concerto from Vivaldi’s time is portrayed here through an extensive and thorough survey of the most complete and representative musical material that allowed for the making of conclusions as to its typology, ... Read more

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  • Berlioz in Time

    From Early Recognition to Lasting Renown

    Series Book 183 - Eastman Studies in Music
    Fourteen revealing essays by a prominent Berlioz authority on some of the composer's acclaimed compositions (the Symphonie fantastique, Les Nuits d'été, Les Troyens) and writings (the celebrated Mémoires). Written for both music lovers and scholars, these essays probe some of Berlioz's major works, including the Symphonie fantastique (the period of whose genesis is newly explored), Les Nuits d'été ... Read more

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  • 僕たちのライブ・イン・ジャパン Vol.2

    Series series チラシで見る洋楽
    70年代から80年代の海外アーティストの来日公演、つまり「ライブ・イン・ジャパン」の歴史を、その当時のチラシ(フライヤー)で追っていくビジュアル歴史書 第2弾。第2弾では、1978年のライブ・イン・ジャパンを追います。※このシリーズでは、ポップス、ハードロック、ヘヴィメタル、パンクロック、テクノポップ、カントリー、アAOR、フュージョン、ジャズなど様々なアーティストを日本公演を取り上げていきます。フルカラー収録チラシ - Images of concert flyers1978年 キッス来日公演 / KISS1978年 スコーピオンズ来日公演 / Scorpions1978年 リック・ダンコ来日公演 / Rick Danko & his band1978年 ジェイ・ファーガソン来日公演 / Jay Ferguson1978年 テッド・ニュージェント来日公演 / Ted ... Read more

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  • Carillons and Carillon Music in Old Gdańsk

    Series Book 13 - Eastern European Studies in Musicology
    The history of Gdańsk carillons begins in 1561. It was that year that fourteen automatic bells were installed in the Main Town Hall. Later, a "striking mechanism" appeared in St Catherine’s Church. This magnificent instrument, consisting of thirty-five bells, has been in use since 1738. The third carillon was built in 1939 in the youth hostel at Biskupia Górka. The play of Gdańsk carillons was ... Read more

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  • Why Music Matters: Essays on the State of Popular Music Today

    by Peter Lee ...
    What's wrong with today's music? What was so good about the music of previous generations? And how do we try to relay the meaning of melody, harmony, and just plain good music to our kids? In these series of essays from his website Hooks and Harmony (http://hooksandharmony.com), author Peter Lee laments the lack of originality in today's music, reminisces about how music and memory are forever ... Read more

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  • Generation X: A Hidden History of Rock’s Defining Era (1969-2000)

    Generation X

    by J. Thorn ...
    Series series Generation X
    We are the rock. We are the rebels. We are Gen X.In the vast chronicle of musical revolutions, where legends are often illuminated by stage lights, platinum records, and iconic riffs, Generation X stands amid the crescendo.Born in the twilight of vinyl and the dawn of digital, we've witnessed an era of unparalleled transformation in music, and with it, the evolving essence of rock and roll.But ... Read more

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  • Sounds of War and Peace

    Soundscapes of European Cities in 1945

    Series Book 10 - Eastern European Studies in Musicology
    This book vividly evokes for the reader the sound world of a number of European cities in the last year of the Second World War. It allows the reader to «hear» elements of the soundscapes of Amsterdam, Dortmund, Lwów/Lviv, Warsaw and Breslau/Wrocław that are bound up with the traumatising experiences of violence, threats and death. Exploiting to the full methodologies and research tools developed ... Read more

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  • New Music and Institutional Critique

    Series series Ästhetiken X.0 – Zeitgenössische Konturen ästhetischen Denkens
    While institutional critique has long been an important part of artistic practice and theoretical debate in the visual arts, it has long escaped attention in the field of music. This open access volume assembles for the first time an array of theoretical approaches and practical examples dealing with New Music’s institutions, their critique, and their transformations. For scholars, leaders, and ... Read more

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  • 僕たちのライブ・イン・ジャパン Vol.5

    Series series チラシで見る洋楽
    70年代から80年代の海外アーティストの来日公演、つまり「ライブ・イン・ジャパン」の歴史を、その当時のチラシで追っていくビジュアル歴史書 第5弾。このシリーズでは、ロック、ポップス、ハードロック、ヘビメタ,フュージョン、ディスコ、テクノ、ジャズなど様々なアーティストを日本公演を取り上げていきます。収録チラシ - Images of concert flyers1981年 アル・ディ・メオラ / Al Di Meola1981年 ザ・ポリス / The Police1981年 ジャパン / Japan1981年 リー・リトナー / Lee Ritenour1981年 ブームタウン・ラッツ / The Boomtown Rats1981年 ロッド・スチュワート / Rod Stewart1981年 スタイリスティクス / The Stylistics1981年 ブラザーズ・ジョンソン / ... Read more

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  • Songs From A Quarantine

    Join David in his lockdown journey through his 102 favorite songs, Two pages are dedicated for each song, analysing what makes them special, attempting to understand their meanings and supplying any history or miscellaneous facts.The music ranges from the 1950s to the present day, containing legendary artists (such as Rolling Songs, Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Van Morrison, Simon & ... Read more

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  • 'Non senza scandalo delli convicini': pratiche musicali nelle istituzioni religiose femminili a Napoli 1650-1750

    Le istituzioni femminili partenopee furono centri indiscutibili di cultura, fucine di mecenatismo, laboratori privilegiati di attività artistiche e di produzioni musicali e diedero un contributo incisivo alla vita culturale e artistica della Napoli vicereale. Monasteri e conservatori impiegarono nel corso dei secoli i musicisti più rappresentativi della città di Napoli a sostegno delle cerimonie ... Read more

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  • Middlebrow Modernism

    Britten’s Operas and the Great Divide

    Series Book 24 - California Studies in 20th-Century Music
    A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Situated at the intersections of twentieth-century music history, historiography, and aesthetics, Middlebrow Modernism uses Benjamin Britten’s operas to illustrate the ways in which composers, critics, and audiences mediated the ... Read more

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  • The Sonorous World Of Dante's Commedia

    This work investigates exhaustively the musical references in Dante's Commedia. It is a critical survey of their literal and symbolical significance within Dante's narrative. Although Inferno, realm of Anti-Music, apparently only contains noises, there are several parodic referrals to music. Purgatory, where music is a means for purgation, is the canticle which is most specific in its description ... Read more

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  • New York State of Mind 1.0

    Behind The Music Tales, #7

    by Harris Rosen ...
    Series Book 7 - Behind The Music Tales
    New York State of Mind 1.0 is three exclusive interviews, and 166 links to singles, videos, interviews and tales.A fascinating genuine narrative formed in the crucible of Golden Age Hip-Hop mindfulness.New York State of Mind 1.0, the 7th book in the series, provides you with a real flavour of the personalities, in all their raw forms, who breathed life into the streets of the city, taking the ... Read more

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  • 僕たちのライブ・イン・ジャパン Vol.1

    Series series チラシで見る洋楽
    70年代から80年代の海外アーティストの来日公演、つまり「ライブ・イン・ジャパン」の歴史を、その当時のチラシで追っていくビジュアル歴史書 第1弾。このシリーズでは、ロック、ポップス、カントリー、ジャズなど様々なアーティストを日本公演を取り上げていきます。収録チラシ - Images of concert flyers1975年 ポール・マッカートニー来日公演 / Paul McCartney & Wings1976年 バックマン・ターナー・オーバードライブ来日公演 / Bacnman-Turner Overdrive1977年 レイナード・スキナード来日公演 / Lynyrd Skynyrd1977年 ロビン・トロワ-来日公演 / Robin Trower1977年 エアロスミス来日公演 / Aerosmith1977年 タニヤ・タッカー来日公演 / Tanya Tucker1977年 ... Read more

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