Rowman & Littlefield

Released in 'The Listener's Companion' series, Experiencing Verdi provides musical amateurs with a thorough introduction to the life and works of one of opera's most important composers. A short... — Choice More…

Refreshing to have a Stravinsky study that doesn't go on at length about octatonic scales.... Persuasively vivid descriptions of memorable and characteristic musical events.... There's no denying... — Musical Times More…

Other Planets is an entertaining and detailed resource.... [T]he imaginative, conglomerate approach taken by Maconie invites further elaboration and discussion. In the context of a resurgence... — Tempo More…

Montagu focuses here on horns' and trumpets' histories, construction and design, and performance issues. Drawing from his extensive experience as a performer and as a curator of Oxford's Bate... — Choice More…

This new work is an expanded edition of the author's Adams to Zemlinsky: A Friendly Guide to Selected Chamber Music (2006), published by the Concert Artists Guild. Program notes are often intellectually... — Choice More…

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The complex legacy of the 'Empress of the Blues' is beautifully explored in this expert, welcoming book. Clark is perceptive-never pedantic-about Smith's life and recordings, offering an engaging... — Jazz Lives More…