This short collection of essays focuses on four areas of immersive sound environments: repetition, sustained tones, performed installations and app...

Pop music, in one form or another, has been with us almost forever. This book presents 40 of the most important pop rock artists from the late 1950...

In his study, Markus Jäger explores the coalescence of Joan Baez's work as a singer and songwriter with her endeavours as a political activist thro...

An illustrated reference hand-book where the complete list of world-wide Prog artists of the musical genre are finally given their rightful place i...

This groundbreaking book, written by one of the foremost blues historians in the UK, is based on over 30 years' research, exploration and absolute ...

The songs in this book are a sampling of the urban folk songs of Greece during the first half of the 20th century. They are the creative expression...

Malcolm Forsyth (1936-2011) was a musical legend: a much-loved composer, performer, teacher, and mentor. Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth presents a ...

Founded over 550 years ago, The Royal Danish Orchestra is the world’s oldest orchestral institution. Starting out as a trumpeter corps, the institu...

For over thirty years, Saxon has been led from the front by charismatic and larger-than-life vocalist Biff Byford. In 'Never Surrender', he tells h...

The Weintraubs Syncopators, international musical celebrities of the 1930s, embarked on a four-year journey across Europe, Russia and the Far East ...

How group singing evolved from its colonial origins to today’s award-winning international choirs. New Zealanders love to sing together. Thousands ...

Manikay are the ancestral songs of Arnhem Land, passed down over generations and shaping relationships between people and the country.Singing Bones...

Stephen Botek apprenticed at the side of some of the greats of the jazz era, learning not only about music, but about life. Growing up in small-tow...

Stephen Botek apprenticed at the side of some of the greats of the jazz era, learning not only about music, but about life. Growing up in small-tow...

The Gurindji people of the Northern Territory are best known for their walk-off of Wave Hill Station in 1966, protesting against mistreatment by th...

A step-by-step guidebook for producing a successful show with young performers. An invaluable guide for teaching, acting, singing and dancing. Comp...

Book & CD. Born on Thursday Island in 1929, Seaman Dan didn't release his debut album, ‘Follow the Sun', until his 70th birthday. In the next t...

Charting the history of the blues from its rural roots in the American South, and focusing on the key musicians and singers who brought it recognit...

2 books & a CD. This study provides a comprehensive description of the rich song culture of the people in the Thule area in Greenland, the Inug...

This monograph is the first comprehensive account of the influence of Ukrainian motifs on the classical music of Europe and Russia from the eightee...

Covers the gauntlet of great rock and roll myths. From the tales that are just peculiar to legends so outlandish they can hardly be believed. From ...

This book is the first musicological comparison of all of Richard Wagner's great female characters. It has long been customary to view them and oth...

Manchester's Free Trade Hall was arguably the most important popular music venue in Great Britain between 1951 and 1996. After several incarnations...