University of California Press

In his quest for 'Truth', Levaux provides deeply valuable new historical, disciplinary, and critical perspectives on the history of minimalism, offering novel insights into a topic that many... — Music and Letters More…

[Christine North and John Dack's] English translation is as effective as Schaeffer's text, which in turn exercises its full correlative power to English readers to the extent that the translators... — ARSC Journal More…

An insightful and thought-provoking read from first to last, Hannon Teal steers the reader through the intricacies of the construction of jazz histories. . . .It will be difficult to attend... — All About Jazz More…

Summing Up: Recommended — Choice More…

With this book, David Brackett takes his place among the handful of musicologists who are leading the development of a critical musicology for popular music. In clear prose, through a thoughtful,... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Richard Leppert's book is a tour de force that marries the cultural history of opera and film with the technological history of modern media and sound technology in order to tackle fundamental... — Music and Letters More…

The appeal of what the English music historian Harriet Boyd-Bennett called Nono's 'sonic hubub' is elucidated in this long overdue collection of the composer's writings and interviews. A comparable... — Opera Now More…