Latest News: Books, New Publications
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 11th January 2021 11th January 2021
Biographies of Mozart and Chinese composer Chen Yi; essays on the organ works of Bach; a handbook illustrating the essential nature of singing through the millennia; philosophical discourse in relation to music in the Roman Empire; an analysis of the solfeggio tradition in the eighteenth century; the politics of opera from Monteverdi to Mozart; a collection of interviews with prominent oboists; and a critique of music and musicians in modern Turkey.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 14th December 2020 14th December 2020
Books on composers including Mahler, Arvo Pärt, Stravinsky, Thomas Adès, and George Frederick Bristow; a guide to the Baroque Violin & Viola; examinations of Occitanian Crusade Songs and American Hymnody in the antebellum period of the United States; an exploration of the Big Band years of Louis Armstrong's career; and an account of the revitalisation of Broadway in the mid-1970s.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 16th November 2020 16th November 2020
Three introductions to music history for children; a study of how music creates emotion; a guide to twenty-first century vocal repertoire; an examination of the compositions of Johann Joseph Fux; handbooks on music in social media and the operatic canon; and a biography of dancing legend Gene Kelly.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 2nd November 2020 2nd November 2020
Books on composers such as Richard Strauss, Delius, Britten, and Fauré; tips and techniques on producing classical recordings in the Decca tradition; a biography of experimental musician Wendy Carlos; a guide to writing music for video games; and a discusson of Bolivian popular music.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 19th October 2020 19th October 2020
Biographies of Thomas Tallis and Michael Tippett; a celebration of 150 years of the Royal Albert Hall; a collection of essays in honour of early music scholar Christopher Page; books on the guitar in Georgian England and music in North-East England; the importance of music-making to people on the autism spectrum; and an analysis of performance practice issues in nineteenth-century violin repertoire.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 5th October 2020 5th October 2020
Several volumes marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth; an analysis of Brahms's violin sonatas; the history and construction of minimalist music; a guide to making your own bassoon reeds; the life and legacy of jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon; the latest edition of the Rare Record Price Guide; and a handbook on teaching music to students with autism.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 21st September 2020 21st September 2020
Two volumes on Richard Wagner, including the latest book from best-selling author, Alex Ross; an updated biography of Bach from the Master Musicians series; the memoirs of song accompanist, Helmut Deutsch; a companion to more than 400 orchestral works; an historical survey of the Renaissance flute; a collection of essays discussing the concept of rhythm; and a guide to singing in Mandarin.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 7th September 2020 7th September 2020
An introdution to Renaissance polyphony; a memoir by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason on raising a family of musicians; an examination of the position of music in Tudor and Stuart England; a study of the songs of Johanna Kinkel; the life and music of Nat King Cole; the stories behind the songs of Jimi Hendrix; and collections of photographs of David Bowie and The Beatles.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 24th August 2020 24th August 2020
Books on the life and music of Beethoven and Chopin; the history of the flageolet in England; a guide to compositional techniques in twenty-first century music; an analysis of the power of the singing voice; an overview of percussion music in the twentieth century; the story of popular music in Japan; punk rock as a reaction to 1980s America; and a look at the economics of the music industry.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 10th August 2020 10th August 2020
A biography of Hollywood composer, Max Steiner; essays on the music of James MacMillan; a pair of books on Nadia Boulanger; an exploration of the popularity of Bizet's opera, Carmen; a guide to improvisation at the piano; an examination of the performances of gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson; and a new paperback edition of a biography of Gershwin.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 27th July 2020 27th July 2020
An exploration of the life of Beethoven through nine of his pieces; a compendium of composers and their works; a guide to John Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra; an analysis of form and harmony in rock music; the autobiography of Don Black; a biography of Peggy Lee; and a new edition of the Very Short Introduction to World Music.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 13th July 2020 13th July 2020
Books on the music of Poulenc, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Georges Auric, and John Cage; an assessment of the legacy of Bach's music; thoughts on listening to music by conductor John Mauceri; an examination of the Codex Buranus; an analysis of chromatic harmony and desire; a handbook of yoga as a teaching aid; a study of the compositions of Charlie Parker; and books on Latin jazz and Latin-American music.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 29th June 2020 29th June 2020
A companion to Beethoven's Eroica symphony; a look at the making of the film version of West Side Story; biographies of Florence Price and Isaac Stern; a new paperback edition of Stephen Hough's reflections on music; a guide to tuba technique; the history of the symphonic poem in Britain from 1850-1950; and a handbook on teaching singing.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 15th June 2020 15th June 2020
Biographies of composers Alma Mahler and Engelbert Humperdinck; analyses of Allegri's Miserere, Bizet's Carmen, and Beethoven's Piano Sonatas; a handbook of music and medievalism; a survey of music and drama in Early Modern English schools; an examination of the relationship between music and time; a biography of pop sensation, Billie Eilish; and a collection of essays exploring music in India.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 1st June 2020 1st June 2020
An analysis of self-quotation in the music of Schubert; a biography of American composer Augusta Browne; an examination of gender politics in French Baroque opera; a consideration of the cultural context of the polyphonic Mass; a study of the relationship between music and the sublime; and a guide for singers on various mind-body awareness techniques including yoga, Alexander Technique, and the Feldenkrais Method.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 18th May 2020 18th May 2020
A exploration of Wagner's final opera, Parsifal; books on the music of Shostakovich and Brahms; the long-awaited final volume of Henry-Louis de La Grange's monumental biography of Gustav Mahler; a collection of the writings of Peter Maxwell Davies; and essays on the impact of Benjamin Britten on contemporary British music.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 4th May 2020 4th May 2020
A guide to the instruments of the orchestra courtesy of Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO; a biography of American composer Samuel Barber; a collection of essays by Richard Taruskin; the first biography of Ravi Shankar; the history of the Eurovision Song Contest; and an overview of British musical films between 1929 and 1945.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 20th April 2020 20th April 2020
A biography of Poulenc; the memoirs of pianist András Schiff; essays looking at British music after Benjamin Britten; music in theory and practice during the fourteenth century; the impact of changing copyright laws on performance; a guide to buying pianos; and an exploration of music and sound in the films of Charlie Chaplin.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 6th April 2020 6th April 2020
An examination of Bach's creative process; an essay on the tendency of listeners to hear music as a projection of a composer's inner self; discussions of the music of Brahms, Offenbach, Verdi, and Berlioz; a reassessment of the music of Prokofiev; a new musicological perspective on music after Debussy; and an account of music in North Korea.
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New Publications,
New Music Book Publications - 23rd March 2020 23rd March 2020
A discussion of the ways in which Beethoven began his works; a critical account of Prokofiev's operas; cross-curricular experiments in sound based on the music of John Cage; a documentation of how the songs of the troubadours were not originally French in nature; and a look at the life and career of famed jazz saxophonist, Ornette Coleman.
