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This critical reevaluation of the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses offers detailed accounts of the treatments applied by his physicians and a comprehensive rendering of the composer's final illness, death, and burial.

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A critical portrayal of Chopin's personality as revealed through his relationships with select contemporaries and based on documents and correspondence, including five letters previously unpublished in English.

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The reflexive approach and the concept of bimusicality have made possible this in-depth study of the Rada rite, the foundation of the complex and sensationalized religion of Haiti, Vodun.

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Esteemed by many of his most distingished contemporaries as one of the greatest composers of his age, Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) was a protege of Brahms and Mahler. This study reveals the significance of his songs and analyses them in a cultural, historical and musicological context.

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This is the first book in English about Domenico Cimarosa, his more than 65 operas and his sacred and secular vocal music, his keyboard music, and his various works for solo instruments and ensembles.

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In this collection, a group of distinguished composers and theorists who have actively worked in the field of electronic music, present detailed analyses of important electroacoustic works, while also demonstrating some recent approaches to the analysis of the music of this medium.

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While recognizing that the differences among women are as distinct as those between genders, this work examines gender's influence on music. It shows that there is a fluid relationship between the music and the analyst, and between the text and the context.

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Eminently readable despite the complexity of its subject, Fugal Composition: A Guide to the Study of Bach's 48 guides the reader in studying the 48 fugues of the composer's Well-Tempered Clavier.

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In this exciting new study of a largely overlooked but nevertheless extremely important figure in American music, author Allen Cohen explores the relationship between theory and practice in the works of Howard Hanson, a prominent twentieth-century composer, conductor, and educator.

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Yet another highlight of the book is an up-to-date account of exciting recent research on Mozart's skull and the bronze death mask.

The first book in English devoted entirely to Mozart's physical and mental health, Mozart in Person contains a comprehensive bibliography of books and articles from musical and medical literatures.

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Perris examines the past and present uses of music as a means for political and social change, overt or disguised. The sensuous encroachment of music in Western religious services is compared and contrasted with the status and use of music in Eastern religions.

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Soviet and Russian music of the first third of the 20th century--with the exception of the music of a few high-profile composers who were officially sponsored by the State--is still largely unexplored territory, known only to a few specialists.

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The Grateful Dead, one of the most meticulously documented rock bands, significantly influenced American music and popular culture. This collection of essays attests to the varied fields of interest the band and its followers, known as "Deadheads", have affected, including psychology.

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Ferrara devises an eclectic method that provides bridges for musical sound, form, and reference.

In response to the multiplicity of levels of musical significance, Ferrara's eclectic method draws upon a wide-ranging number of conventional and non-conventional approaches to musical analysis which results in a dialectic of methods.

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Boggs presents a history of salsa, showing how Afro-Cuban music was embraced in New York City, how it has undergone cycles of popularity, and how it has been replicated abroad. The text contains interviews with such key figures as Palladium Mambero and Ernie Ensley.

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Beethoven's often-discussed "dark side", marked by paranoia, narcissism, and obsession, is brought into focus by Peter J. Davies, who examines both the composer's genetic roots and the familial cruelty and neglect that defined his childhood.

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Biographical information on the most notable figures in the development of American Delsartism is presented along with a discussion of the spread of Delsartism throughout the United States and to Germany.

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For three decades, Anthony Braxton has been alternately celebrated, dismissed and attacked for his musical innovations and attempts at reconciling historically divergent and often conflicting worldviews and principles. This is a biography of the man and his music.

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Morton Feldman (1926-1987) is today widely regarded as one of America's foremost experimental composers. these essays reveal as much about Feldman's own work and attitudes as they do about the work and thought of the many composers and artists about whom he wrote.

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This first in-depth study of European national anthems analyzes their evolution as indicative of the culture, characteristics, and histories of the 15 different nations.

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Drawing upon the past two decades of burgeoning literature in philosophy of music, this study offers a comprehensive, critical analysis of what is entailed in performance interpretation. The ethical discourse applies to instrumental performance studies, the history and theory of music, general music pedagogy, and philosophy of music courses.