Musique

 »I listen to a piece and ask myself what has made the greatest impression on me. What has moved me the most about it, what has excited me the most, what it is I want to write about, what sets my min …

Musicology, having been transmitted as a compilation of disparate events and disciplines, has long necessitated a  »magic bullet », a  »unified field theory » so to speak, that can interpret the stea …

_______________  »A coolly literary masterpiece » – Greil Marcus, Esquire  » Sad, funny, brilliant » – The Daily Telegraph  »In classic fish-out-of-water fashion Young writes with wry amusement alon …

An essential part of human expression, humor plays a role in all forms of art, and humorous and comedic aspects have always been part of popular music. For the first time, The Routledge Companion to …

Now a major motion picture titled Blinded by the Light, directed by Gurinder Chadha, a charming memoir of growing up during the eighties as both a Pakistani Muslim and Bruce Springsteen fan  »Every d …

Thai classical singing is a genre that blossomed during the golden age of music in the royal court at Bangkok during the nineteenth century. It took a variety of forms including unaccompanied songs u …

Jazz on the Line: Improvisation in Practice presents an ethnographic reflection on improvisation as performance, examining how musicians think and act when negotiating improvisational frameworks. Thi …

During the early medieval Islamicate period (800–1400 CE), discourses concerned with music and musicians were wide-ranging and contentious, and expressed in works on music theory and philosophy as we …

This practical reference remains the most comprehensive guide to the fundamental theories, techniques, and strategies used for battery operation and design. It includes new and revised chapters focus …

Franz Liszt is well known for his early years as  »super-star » pianist who excited audiences throughout Europe, but his later life is also of great interest. In his final 25 years he sought to achie …