David Trippett 
Wagner in Context [PDF ebook] 

Johann Peter Salomon, the celebrated violinist and impresario, made his debut in England in March 1781. History has credited Salomon with bringing Haydn to London, yet as Ian Woodfield reveals in thi …

Based on lengthy interviews with Ellington»s bandmates, family, and friends, Duke Ellington and His World offers a fresh look at this legendary composer. The first biography of the composer written …

Children of the Stone is the unlikely story of Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, a boy from a Palestinian refugee camp in Ramallah who confronts the occupying army, gets an education, masters an instrument, d …

Finding the Beat explores humankind»s ability, propensity, and enjoyment in finding the beat in live and recorded experiences of music-making through the lens of entrainment, the human capacity to p …

The punk underground has repeatedly insisted that »anyone can do it», grounding itself in a politics of empowerment that claims to be anarchistic in character. How valid is punk»s faith in anarchi …

Elliott Smith was one of the most gifted songwriters of the nineties, adored by worshipful fans for his subtly melancholic words and melodies. The sadness had its sources in the life. There was traum …

Beginning with an introductory essay on his achievements, it continues with annotations on Bernstein»s voluminous writings, performances, educational work, and major secondary sources. …

Barbara Lebrun traces the evolution of »protest» music in France since 1981, exploring the contradictions that emerge when artists who take their musical production and political commitment »serio …

Cathy Berberian (1925-1983) was a vocal performance artist, singer and composer who pioneered a way of composing with the voice in the musical worlds of Europe, North America and beyond. As a moderni …

A delightful new collection from the master lyricist After the great success of 100 Lyrics, this new volume contains a hundred more of Gulzar’s marvellous compositions, complete with anecdotes and ph …