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An in-depth exploration on how the musical work of Tyler, The Creator is a watershed in American hip-hop culture, especially his early career.

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Approaching the topic from several subdisciplinary points of view within music studies, this edited collection addresses the role that music plays in opposing tyranny or solidifying tyrannical power around the world.

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"A discussion of the topics of curation, geography, and material production in the context of sound studies and the sonic world"--

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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.

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In this, the first academic text devoted to The Smiths, writers from a range of perspectives set out to consider the cultural significance and enduring appeal of one of the most influential and controversial bands of recent decades. -- .

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In this, the first academic text devoted to The Smiths, writers from a range of perspectives set out to consider the cultural significance and enduring appeal of one of the most influential and controversial bands of recent decades. -- .

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Verbal notation is commonly used in experimental music, as well as related areas of arts practice involving performance or object making. This book focuses on an approach to notation that uses the written word, as opposed to symbols, to convey information to whoever chooses to interpret the notation.

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An enlightening, thoughtful and witty exploration into how and why we listen to music, from the award-winning author Michel Faber

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Beethoven's Freude theme-or "Ode to Joy"-is perhaps the most iconic melody ever created. This book sets out to show why the Freude theme has acquired this almost mythic status and what its use in the finale of the Ninth Symphony reveals about the mechanics of tonal composition.

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Deals with classical issues in the philosophy of music, including metaphysics and ontology. This book argues that music is not a hieroglyph, nor a language or sign system. It argues that music is 'ineffable', because it cannot be pinned down, and has a capacity to engender limitless resonance in several domains.

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A unique insight into the exceptional mind of one of the outstanding musicians of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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Of all the repertories of Western Art music, none is as explicitly listener-oriented as that of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Yet few attempts to analyze the so-called Classic Style have embraced the semiotic implications of this condition. Playing with Signs proposes a listener-oriented theory of Classic instrumental music th

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An approach to music as an instrument of philosophical inquiry, seeking not so much a philosophy of music as a philosophy through music.

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Although "Exile in Guyville" was grudgingly celebrated as one of 1990's top records by "Spin" and the "New York Times", it was also some people's idea of an abomination: a mockery of the Rolling Stones' revered record and a rare glimpse into the psyche of a shrewd, independent, strong young woman. This title presents a re-assessment of this album.

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Multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Adrian Valia has compiled the most extensive guide to music theoryfrom rhythm and harmony to melodyfor beginners who want to write, make and better understand music.

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From the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.

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Documenting Florian Hecker's multichannel psychoacoustic installation with essays, images, and data.