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The blind mendicant in Ukrainian folk tradition is a little-known social order, but an important one. The singers of Ukrainian epics, these minstrels were organized into professional guilds that set …

Bringing together diverse scholars to represent the full historical breadth of the early modern period, and a wide range of disciplines (literature, women“s studies, folklore, ethnomusicology, art h …

In Thresholds Marcel Cobussen rethinks the relationship between music and spirituality. The point of departure is the current movement within contemporary classical music known as New Spiritual Music …

Music is an accumulation of mediators: instruments, languages, sheets, performers, scenes, media and so on. There is no musical objectin itself ; music must always be made again. In this innovative b …

Music! It is the great pleasure of this city, the great occupation of the drawing-rooms, which have banished politics, and which have renounced literature, from ennui. Jules Janin, An American in Par …

The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man’s world. ‘Lucid, engaging and exuberant… [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible, and leaves one hankering …

Published in 1944, this book considers musical theory and music history to create a short but comprehensive guide to the history of harmony and thus a discourse on what we understand harmony to be in …

DIY House Shows and Music Venues in the US is an interdisciplinary study of house concerts and other types of DIY (‚do- it- yourself‘) music venues and events in the United States, such as warehouses …

The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead is a multifaceted study of tragedy in the group’s live performances showing how Garcia brought about catharsis through dance by leading songs of …