Arts / Music

Runaway American Dream: Listening to Bruce Springsteen

by Jimmy Guterman

A series of new, original, and provocative essays on the music, myth, and meaning of The Boss

Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pop, Country, & More

by Mary Gaitskill & Daphne Carr

The seventh edition of the year's best writing on music by today's most compelling writers, selected by the acclaimed author of Veronica and Because They Wanted To

Lyrics

by Sting

From the first Police album, Outlandos D'Amour, through Sacred Love, here are the collected lyrics written by Sting, along with his commentary.

From the Hardcover edition.

More Miles Than Money: Journeys Through American Music

by Garth Cartwright

Armed only with a Greyhound ticket and enough money for his next beer, Garth Cartwright set out to see whether the American roots music he loved - blues and country, folk and soul - was still alive in the twenty-first...

Music and Institutions in Nineteenth-Century Britain

by Rodmell

In nineteenth-century British society music and musicians were organized as they had never been before. This organization was manifested, in part, by the introduction of music into powerful institutions, both...

Adapting Idols: Authenticity, Identity and Performance in a Global Television Format

by Zwaan & de Bruin

This volume brings together original studies from international scholars to identify and evaluate the productive dimensions of Idols. As one of the world's most successful television formats, Idols offers a...

The Act of Musical Composition: Studies in the Creative Process

by Collins

The study of musical composition has, in the main, been informed by anecdotal after-the-event accounts or post hoc analyses of composition. This book presents the first coherent exploration around this unique...

The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"

by Alan Light

“A venerated creator. An adored, tragic interpreter. An uncomplicated, memorable melody. Ambiguous, evocative words. Faith and uncertainty. Pain and pleasure.”

Today, “Hallelujah” is one of the most-performed...

Springsteen Song by Song: A Critical Look (A Penguin Special from Viking)

by Clinton Heylin

Acclaimed music writer Clinton Heylin's revelatory biography E Street Shuffle charts the rise of Bruce Springsteen and his legendary E Street Band in intimate detail, from their blue-collar New Jersey roots...

Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music

by Glenn Kurtz

In a remarkable memoir written with insight and humor, Glenn Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at the age of eight to his acceptance at the elite New England Conservatory of Music. After graduation, he attempts...

Working In The Music Industry: How to find an exciting and varied career in the world of music

by Anna Britten

The music industry is one of the most exciting, glamorous and fun places you could ever work in. It's also a fiercely competitive world, both for jobseekers and those already on the inside. But opportunities...

Da Capo Best Music Writing 2005: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pop, Country, & More

by JT LeRoy

Another stellar collection of the year's best writing on music as selected by the acclaimed, elusive author of contemporary classics Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

All Yesterdays' Parties: The Velvet Underground in Print, 1966-1971

by Clinton Heylin

An invaluable resource, a trove of lore for anyone interested in The Velvet Underground, their roots, and legacy.

Great Operas: A Guide to Twenty-Five of the World's Finest Musical Experiences

by Michael Steen

From Great Composers author Michael Steen, a unique multi-platform project offering a royal box view into one of mankind’s greatest art forms. From the soaring heights of Wagner’s epic Ring cycle to the...

A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths

by Tony Fletcher

The definitive book about The Smiths, one of the most beloved, respected, and storied indie rock bands in music history.

They were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Hailing from Manchester, England,...

How Firm a Foundation

by Dr. John D. Morris

From one of the world's leading authors on apologetics, this tribute to Christianity's great old hymns will release a refreshing shower of memories. Each of the 28 hymns selected for this volume detail the rich...

The Biographical Dictionary of Popular Music

by Dylan Jones

The Biographical Dictionary of Popular Music is an incredible and opinionated collection of celebrated cultural critic Dylan Jones’s thoughts on more than 350 of the most important artists around the world—alive...

Mozart's Grace

by Scott Burnham

It is a common article of faith that Mozart composed the most beautiful music we can know. But few of us ask why. Why does the beautiful in Mozart stand apart, as though untouched by human hands? At the same...

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991

by Michael Azerrad

This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties--when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other...

A Manual for the Performance Library

by Russ Girsberger

A Manual for the Performance Library is a guide for organizing and operating a library of music performance materials for orchestra, band, chorus, jazz ensemble, and chamber music.