Music Reference Books

New and Published Books

1. The John Coltrane Reference

   By Lewis Porter, Chris DeVito, David Wild, Yasuhiro Fujioka, Wolf Schmaler

   The BBC's Jazz Book of the Year for 2008. Few jazz musicians have had the lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as John Coltrane. Yet, despite dozens of books, hundreds of articles, and his own recorded legacy, the "facts" about Coltrane's life and work have never been definitely...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Edward Elgar

   A Thematic Catalogue and Research Guide, 2nd Edition

   By Christopher Kent

   Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

   This updated second edition is an in-depth exploration of Elgar's compositions and of writings by and about the composer and his music. The past 16 years have seen a steady increase in scholarly publications and the emergence of The Elgar Society Journal, as well as further discoveries of the...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
3. William Byrd

   A Research and Information Guide, 3rd Edition

   By Richard Turbet

   Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

   This comprehensive research guide surveys the most significant published materials relating to William Byrd. This new edition includes research since the publication of the last edition....

   Published May 8th 2012 by Routledge
4. Giuseppe Verdi

   A Research and Information Guide, 2nd Edition

   By Gregory Harwood

   Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

   This comprehensive research guide surveys the most significant published materials relating to Giuseppe Verdi. This new edition includes research since the publication of the first edition in 1998....

   Published April 23rd 2012 by Routledge
5. Music and Twentieth-Century Tonality

   Harmonic Progression Based on Modality and the Interval Cycles

   By Paolo Susanni, Elliott Antokoletz

   Series: Routledge Studies in Music Theory

   This book explores the web of pitch relations that generates the musical language of non-serialized twelve-tone music and supplies both the analytical materials and methods necessary for analyses of a vast proportion of the 20th century musical repertoire. It does so in a simple, clear, and...

   Published April 2nd 2012 by Routledge
6. William Alwyn

   A Research and Information Guide

   By John C. Dressler

   Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

   William Alwyn: A Research and Information Guide is a catalogue, discography and annotated bibliography of the nearly 500 works of this twentieth-century British composer. It will be invaluable to twentieth-century British composer researchers and aficionados, music history courses, and...

   Published August 24th 2011 by Routledge
7. Ethnomusicology

   A Research and Information Guide, 2nd Edition

   By Jennifer Post

   Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

   Ethnomusicology: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of ethnomusicology. The book is divided into two parts. Part One is organized by resource type in categories of greatest concern to students and scholars. It...

   Published June 21st 2011 by Routledge
8. Gustav Holst

   A Research and Information Guide

   By Mary Christison Huismann

   Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

   Published April 24th 2011 by Routledge
9. North American Fiddle Music

   A Research and Information Guide

   By Drew Beisswenger

   Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

   North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide is the first large-scale annotated bibliography and research guide on the fiddle traditions of the United States and Canada. These countries, both of which have large immigrant populations as well as Native populations, have maintained...

   Published April 21st 2011 by Routledge
10. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

    A Research and Information Guide, 2nd Edition

    By John Michael Cooper, Angela R. Mace

    Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies

    Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Research and Information Guide is a valuable tool for any scholar, performer, or music student interested in accessing the most pertinent resources on the life, works, and cultural context of the composer. It is an updated, annotated bibliography of resources on...

    Published April 5th 2011 by Routledge