音乐史

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach …

In the early 1990s, Swedish death metal revolutionized the international music scene. Suddenly, the mild-mannered Scandinavian country found itself at the forefront of a new movement with worldwide i …

Black Vinyl White Powder is the definitive story of the British music industry’s first five decades, as told by its ultimate insider. A key player since the 1960s – whether penning hits for Dusty Spr …

In The Gaithers and Southern Gospel, Ryan P. Harper examines songwriters Bill and Gloria Gaither’s Homecoming video and concert series–a gospel music franchise that, since its beginning in 1991, has …

During the 1920s, a visit to the movie theater almost always included a sing-along. Patrons joined together to render old favorites and recent hits, usually accompanied by the strains of a mighty Wur …

Challenges the longstanding perception that modernist composers made art, not money, and that those who made money somehow failed to make art. Patrons have long appeared as colorful, exceptional figu …

This book offers a comprehensive study of Webern’s life, influences, and music, charting his significance as a pioneering figure in modern music. Kolneder, a respected musicologist and director of th …

Who originally authored the anonymous, undated French manuscript Traité d’accompagnement et de composition? Carla E. Williams tackles this mystery while providing the first English translation of thi …

Fanfare for a City invites us to listen to the sounds of Paris during the Second Empire (1852–1870), a regime that oversaw dramatic social change in the French capital. By exploring the sonic worlds …

‘Tristan and Isolde’ is a renowned opera composed by Richard Wagner. It tells the tragic and passionate love story of Tristan, a knight, and Isolde, an Irish princess. Set in mediaeval times, the ope …