Michael Cherlin 
Varieties of Musical Irony [PDF ebook] 
From Mozart to Mahler

Isaac Albéniz is one of the most important figures in the history of Spanish music. A legendary child prodigy, he went on to become one of the leading concert pianists of his generation in Europe. Ho …

The silent attentiveness expected of concert audiences is one of the most distinctive characteristics of modern Western musical culture. This is the first book to examine the concept of attention in …

DVD Authoring and Production is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to publishing content in the DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and Web DVD formats. Readers learn everything they need to create, produce, a …

 With their complex textures, rich harmonies, and elaborate use of leitmotifs, the operas of German composer Richard Wagner (1813–83) remain some of the most influential—and contentious—in the h …

Eargle”s Microphone Book is the only guide you will ever need for the latest in microphone technology, application and technique. This new edition features more on microphone arrays and wireless mic …

French Music Since Berlioz explores key developments in French classical music during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This volume draws on the expertise of a range of French music scholars wh …

First conceived in 1966 but only completed in 2004, Brian Wilson Presents Smile has been called ‘the best-known unreleased album in pop music history’ and ‘an American Sergeant Pepper.’ Reading Smile …

Strings teaching and learning has tended to emphasize performance rather than the quality of experience for the children. School instruction has become rigid and focused on technical accuracy. Altern …

Eric Coates (1886-1957) is perhaps the most familiar name associated with British light music. Sir Charles Groves said that ”his music crackled with enthusiasm and vitality. He could write tunes and …