analysis, appreciation

Discusses the American musical and shows how musicals happen, what makes them work, how they captivate audiences, and how one landmark show leads to the next.

Explores each of Beethoven's nine symponies.

Provides an introduction to the concept of soundscapes, estalishes a framework for listening to music, charts the transmission of music through human migration, and discusses music's connection with various realms of human experience, including dance, ritual, political life and action, and individual and social identity.

"Will Ashon tells, in 36 interlinked 'chambers', the story of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and how it changed the world. As unexpected and complex as the album itself, Chamber Music ranges from provocative essays to semi-comic skits, from deep scholarly analysis to satirical celebration, seeking to contextualize, reveal and honor this singular work of art. Chamber Music is an explosive and revelatory new way of writing about music and culture."--.

Americans love musicals, Americans invented musicals, Americans perfected musicals. But what, exactly, is a musical. The author has spent thirty years on Broadway in various capacities.

This volume of the best-selling Teaching Music through Performances in Band series sets new standards as a comprehensive and indispensable resource for band directors. Containing current perspectives on the wind band world from internationally respected leaders, together with analyses of 100 significant works for band from grades 2 through 6, this book gives band directors essential tools for success in the profession.--[book jacket].

Discusses the history of rock music.