Thomas Ertman & Jane F. Fulcher 
Opera and Society in Italy and France from Monteverdi to Bourdieu [PDF ebook] 

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892-1988) was an unusual legend in his own lifetime: a Parsi composer and critic living in England whose compositions are of such length and difficulty that he felt compe …

Born in 1885 in Porto, Portugal, to a middle-class musical family, Guilhermina Suggia began playing cello at the age of five. A child prodigy, she was already a seasoned performer when she won a scho …

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 …

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 …

While it’s one thing plugging in a Keyboard and playing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", it’s quite another discovering all the possibilities of harmony, chords and counterpoint. The key to b …

In 1949, immigrant recording engineer Moses Asch embarked on a lifelong project: documenting the world of sound produced by mankind, via a small record label called Folkways Records. By the time of h …

America’s Songs II: Songs from the 1890”s to the Post-War Years continues to tell the stories behind popular songs in our country’s history, serving as a sequel to the bestselling America’s Songs: S …

First Published in 1995. Il primo libro delle musiche (Venice, 1618) …

William Sweetland was a Bath organ builder who flourished from c.1847 to 1902 during which time he built about 300 organs, mostly for churches and chapels in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, …