Bad Music

The Music We Love to Hate

Edited by Christopher J. Washburne, Maiken Derno

Why are some popular musical forms and performers universally reviled by critics and ignored by scholars-despite enjoying large-scale popularity? How has the notion of...

Published September 23rd 2004 by Routledge.

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Musical Signal Processing

Edited by Curtis Roads, Stephen Travis Pope, Aldo Piccialli, Giovanni D. Poli

Compiled by an international array of musical and technical specialists, this book deals with some of the most important topics in modern musical signal processing....

Published September 1st 2004 by Routledge.

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Music and Copyright

Edited by Lee Marshall, SIMON FRITH

Copyright lies at the very heart of the music business. It determines how music is marketed, artists are rewarded, and all the uses to which...

Published August 3rd 2004 by Routledge.

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Speak it Louder

Asian Americans Making Music

By Deborah Wong

Speak It Louder: Asian Americans Making Music documents the variety of musics-from traditional Asian through jazz, classical, and pop-that have been created by Asian Americans....

Published June 28th 2004 by Routledge.

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Ella Fitzgerald

A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz, Updated Edition

By Stuart Nicholson

Stuart Nicholson's biography of Ella Fitzgerald is considered a classic in jazz literature. Drawing on original documents, interviews, and new information, Nicholson draws a...

Published June 17th 2004 by Routledge.

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Xenakis

His Life in Music

By James Harley

For over forty years Iannis Xenakis has been one of the major figures in contemporary music. In all that time, there has not been...

Published June 15th 2004 by Routledge.

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The Recording Industry

2nd Edition

By Geoffrey Hull

The Recording Industry presents a brief but comprehensive examination of how records are made, marketed, and sold. The book opens with an overview of popular...

Published June 15th 2004 by Routledge.

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Soviet Music and Society under Lenin and Stalin

The Baton and Sickle

Edited by Neil Edmunds

This book investigates the place of music in Soviet society during the eras of Lenin and Stalin. It examines the different strategies adopted by...

Published May 27th 2004 by Routledge.

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Songwriting Success

How to Write Songs for Fun and (Maybe) Profit

By Michael Lydon

So you want to write songs? Join the club!

Everyone dreams of being a successful songwriter. In every city and town, down the block in every...

Published May 26th 2004 by Routledge.

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Franz Liszt

A Research and Information Guide

By Michael Saffle

Franz Liszt has become for music historians the archetypical genius--able to upstage such titans as Chopin and Thalberg on the piano, then moving with ease...

Published May 5th 2004 by Routledge.

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