Harvard University Press

Not every quartet has access to masterclasses, but this book may be the next best thing...The included scores are marked with valuable annotations by the Juilliard members--not merely bowings... — Classical Music More…

Just about anyone interested in understanding pop music will find something here. -- R. D. Cohen — Choice More…

[These] meticulous studies of the surviving material have revolutionized several aspects of our understanding of Mozart’s working methods. Tyson’s Mozart is thrilling as a collection of primary... — The Observer More…

Peter Jelavich has dismantled many legends about the politics of popular entertainments in his fine history, Berlin Cabaret. -- Anthony Grafton — New York Review of Books More…

This entertaining book is the first to rigorously explore [the song's] origins in the St. Louis gang underworld. Brown paints a rich picture of the incident, traces the song's virus-like spread... — MOJO More…

Christgau is no toady, trusting in the strength of his own perceptions rather than in recycling quotations from the artist. True criticism is invariably contentious, and Christgau's aim is certainly... — MOJO More…

If you're fascinated by how the electric guitar became what it is, and by what it's told us at each stage in its development, then Waksman is as cool, erudite, provocative and non-geeky a guide... — MOJO More…

[This book] will undoubtedly become required reading for all those concerned with, or undergoing, training in music education. -- Andrew Peggie — Music Teacher More…