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Antonio Gardano, Venetian Music Printer, 1538-1569

By Mary Lewis

Antonio Gardano's publications are among the most important sources of sixteenth-century music. This final volume in Mary Lewis's three volume set completes the…

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2005 | Hardback: 978-0-8240-8456-1 (Routledge)

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Creative Music Making

By William L. Cahn

Most musicians focus on learning technique (learning how to play an instrument), rather than on developing an individual, unique voice. Creative Music Making focuses on…

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2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-97282-6 (Routledge)

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String Quartets

A Research and Information Guide

By Mara Parker

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-94176-1 (Routledge)

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Performance Practice

A Dictionary-Guide for Musicians

By Roland Jackson

Performance practice is the study of how music was performed over the centuries, both by its originators (the composers and performers who introduced the works)…

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2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-94139-6 (Routledge)

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Alan Lomax

Selected Writings, 1934-1997

Edited by Ronald Cohen

Alan Lomax is a legendary figure in American folk music circles. Although he published many books, hundreds of recordings and dozens of films, his contributions…

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2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-93855-6 (Routledge)

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Too Much Too Young

Popular Music Age and Gender

By Sheila Whiteley

Too Much Too Young investigates how age and gender have shaped the careers and images of pop music stars, examining the role of youth and…

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2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31028-4 (Routledge)

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Brown Eyed Handsome Man

The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry

By Bruce Pegg

Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry draws on dozens of interviews done by the author himself and voluminous public…

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2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-93751-1 (Routledge)

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Music Cultures in the United States

An Introduction

Edited by Ellen Koskoff

Music Cultures in the United States is a basic textbook for an Introduction to American Music course. Taking a new, fresh approach to the study…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-96589-7 (Routledge)

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Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music

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By Nicolas Slonimsky

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96868-3 (Routledge)

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The Craft of Modal Counterpoint

By Thomas Benjamin

The Craft of Modal Counterpoint is the companion book to Benjamin's The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint, recently republished in a second edition by Routledge. Modal…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-97172-0 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Teaching Music in American Society: A Social and Cultural Understanding of Music Education
By Steven Kelly
To be published November 26th 2008

Film Music: A History
By James Wierzbicki
To be published November 26th 2008

Charles Francois Gounod: A Research and Information Guide
By Timothy Flynn
To be published December 8th 2008

Rhythm Changes: The Discourses of Jazz
By Alan Stanbridge
To be published January 1st 2009

Twentieth Century Music and the Sociology of Modern Culture
By Eduardo de la Fuente
To be published January 15th 2009