Music

History & criticism

Featured picks
Show all
The Rest Is Noise The Rest Is Noise Alex Ross
God Save the Queens God Save the Queens Kathy Iandoli
Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls Lisa Robinson
Dreaming the Beatles Dreaming the Beatles Rob Sheffield
Best sellers
Show all
J. S. Bach's 'Leipzig' Chorale Preludes: Music, Text, Theology J. S. Bach's 'Leipzig' Chorale Preludes: Music, Text, Theology Anne Leahy
Hip Hop's Amnesia: From Blues and the Black Women's Club Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Movement Hip Hop's Amnesia: From Blues and the Black Women's Club Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Movement Reiland Rabaka
Listening to Stanley Kubrick: The Music in His Films Listening to Stanley Kubrick: The Music in His Films Christine Lee Gengaro
Masterworks of George Enescu: A Detailed Analysis Masterworks of George Enescu: A Detailed Analysis Pascal Bentoiu
Finding Fogerty: Interdisciplinary Readings of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival Finding Fogerty: Interdisciplinary Readings of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival Thomas M. Kitts
Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy, Revised and Expanded Edition: Gennett Records and the Rise of America's Musical Grassroots Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy, Revised and Expanded Edition: Gennett Records and the Rise of America's Musical Grassroots Rick Kennedy
West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical Elizabeth A. Wells
Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD Martin Aston
100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own 100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own Dick Weissman
Counting Down Bruce Springsteen: His 100 Finest Songs Counting Down Bruce Springsteen: His 100 Finest Songs Jim Beviglia
Neoclassical Music in America: Voices of Clarity and Restraint Neoclassical Music in America: Voices of Clarity and Restraint R. James Tobin
Franz Liszt, His Circle, and His Elusive Oratorio Franz Liszt, His Circle, and His Elusive Oratorio Xavier Jon Puslowski
Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach, Expanded Edition Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach, Expanded Edition Meredith Little
Music as Dream: Essays on Giacinto Scelsi Music as Dream: Essays on Giacinto Scelsi Franco Sciannameo
Live at the Commodore: The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom Live at the Commodore: The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom Aaron Chapman
Robert Ward's The Crucible: Creating an American Musical Nationalism Robert Ward's The Crucible: Creating an American Musical Nationalism Robert Paul Kolt
Let's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and Summer Dance Pavilions Let's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and Summer Dance Pavilions Peter Young
Listening to Art Song: An Introduction Listening to Art Song: An Introduction Margaret Olson
Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche Modernity between Wagner and Nietzsche Brayton Polka
A History of the Handel Choir of Baltimore (1935-2013): Music, Spread Thy Voice Around A History of the Handel Choir of Baltimore (1935-2013): Music, Spread Thy Voice Around Carl B. Schmidt
New releases
Show all
Grunge Seattle Grunge Seattle Justin Henderson
All things must pass. The lives and deaths of rock All things must pass. The lives and deaths of rock Christophe Pirenne
Can't Slow Down Can't Slow Down Michaelangelo Matos
They Just Seem a Little Weird They Just Seem a Little Weird Doug Brod
Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls Lisa Robinson
Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls Lisa Robinson
All You Need Is Myth All You Need Is Myth Steve Wagner
Wagnerism Wagnerism Alex Ross
Music and Philosophy Volume Two Music and Philosophy Volume Two Jan Holcman
Music and Philosophy Volume One Music and Philosophy Volume One Max Graf
Chasing Chopin Chasing Chopin Annik LaFarge
Chasing Chopin Chasing Chopin Annik LaFarge
Into the Sky with Diamonds Into the Sky with Diamonds Ronald P. Grelsamer
Larger Than Life Larger Than Life Maria Sherman
Then Sings My Soul Then Sings My Soul Robert J. Morgan
Solid State Solid State Kenneth Womack
The Book of Exodus The Book of Exodus Vivien Goldman
Legend of a Musical City Legend of a Musical City Max Graf
Shostakovich Shostakovich Ivan Martynov
Schoenberg and His School Schoenberg and His School Rene Leibowitz