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Explores the role sonic innovations in the African diaspora play in articulating methodologies for living the afterlife of slavery.

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"Explores the role sonic innovations in the African diaspora play in articulating methodologies for living the afterlife of slavery"--

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"After Sound examines contemporary art practices that reconceive music beyond the limitation of sound. Coining the term "critical music," it examines a diverse collection of art projects which intervene into specific political and philosophical conflicts by exploring music's unique historical forms"--

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"Explores the career and one-album output of Space Waltz, a short-lived New Zealand glam rock band with a #1 hit song that was a vehicle for singer-songwriter Alastair Riddell"--

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A collection of essays and source material that repositions Berg as the pivotal figure of Viennese musical modernism. It explores the specific qualities of Berg's brand of musical modernism, and present translated letters and documents that illuminate his relationship to the politics and culture of his era.

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Alec Wilder was one of the few American composers to earn an international reputation in both classical and popular music. This book documents his many hundreds of musical compositions, ranging from chamber and orchestral music, to opera and ballet, theatre and film, and art and popular songs.

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Here is Aled Jones' selection of his favourite hymns, ranked from number one through to forty.

Aled brings the hymns vividly to life with his own reminiscences of performing them and thoughts on why each is such a winner, and he garners the experiences of today's great singers and composers.

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A modern composer linked to the great Russian tradition of Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky, Alexander Tcherepnin produced a substantial body of work-both compositions and writings-that is of interest to music scholars as well as performers.

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This collection is a tribute to the talent, teaching, and humanism of Alfred Einstein, whose scholarship and criticisms affirm his position as one of the foremost musicologists of the twentieth century.

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This reference guide to the life and work of the prolific American wind band composer, Alfred Reed, includes a brief biography followed by detailed bibliography and discography sections.

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Showcasing individual effort and talent, the single-artist album has been adopted by artists such as Neil Young to produce unique additions to their discographies. Steve Hamelman terms this type of project as AlphaSoloism, and gathers eleven scholars to explore eleven unique single-artist albums.

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A distinguished New York Times editor explores the history of the pipe organ in America in a book that will intrigue and delight anyone interested in classical music and popular culture. Hear the sounds of some of the pipe organs featured in ALL THE STOPS

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George Harrison was always known as the 'quiet Beatle'. This biography reaffirms Harrison's importance as an innovative and hugely talented musician and shows that, as a member of the most important band ever, as well as in his multi-faceted career after the Beatles, Harrison was no ordinary man.

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An invaluable resource, a trove of lore for anyone interested in The Velvet Underground, their roots, and legacy.

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Allen Sapp's multifaceted career as a gifted composer, influential teacher, and innovative administrator is presented in this first book-length study of his life and works.

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This bibliography documents the prolific output of the Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott, artistic director of the Cardiff Festival of Twentieth- Century Music. 278 musical works are catalogued, along with derived pieces composed between 1946 and 1991. An introductory biography is included.

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The story of a building, the community of musicians who worked there and how their music changed 1960s America.

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These essays document the American experience as recorded in popular sound, relating topics concerning 20th century music to issues of politics, society and culture. The focus is to place music in societal perspective and encourage investigation of the issues behind popular tunes.