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link to catalog page BROOKS, Lost Sounds

Lost Sounds

Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919

Author: Tim Brooks
Pub Date: Cloth: 2004; Paper: 2005

Biographies of the first African-American recording stars, and how they succeeded against tremendous odds   learn more...

link to catalog page MCPARTLAND, Marian McPartland's Jazz World Author: Marian McPartland
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2005

Updated edition of jazz pianist and radio host Marian McPartland’s tribute to legendary musicians   learn more...

link to catalog page GUY, Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan Author: Nancy Guy
Pub Date: June 2005

How the politics of culture and censorship shaped Peking opera's unique history in Taiwan   learn more...

link to catalog page BERTRAND, Race, Rock, and Elvis Author: Michael T. Bertrand
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2005

How a white take on black sounds revolutionized race relations   learn more...

link to catalog page NETTL, The Study of Ethnomusicology

The Study of Ethnomusicology

Thirty-one Issues and Concepts

Author: Bruno Nettl
Pub Date: December 2005

A landmark in ethnomusicology, expanded and revised   learn more...

link to catalog page GLINSKY, Theremin

Theremin

Ether Music and Espionage

Author: Albert Glinsky
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2005

The riveting story of an eccentric musician-scientist turned Soviet spook   learn more...

link to catalog page LOCKWOOD, The Beethoven Violin Sonatas

The Beethoven Violin Sonatas

History, Criticism, Performance

Author: Edited by Lewis Lockwood and Mark Kroll
Pub Date: July 2004

A companion for readers, listeners, and performers from the field's top experts   learn more...

link to catalog page OJA, Colin McPhee

Colin McPhee

Composer in Two Worlds

Author: Carol J. Oja
Pub Date: 2004

A study of a pioneer among American composers, his life, his influences on fellow musicians, and his struggles as a composer   learn more...

link to catalog page MILLER, Composing a World

Composing a World

Lou Harrison, Musical Wayfarer

Author: Leta E. Miller and Fredric Lieberman
Pub Date: 2004

An exploration of the life and works of one of America's most original composers   learn more...

link to catalog page BROWNER, Heartbeat of the People

Heartbeat of the People

Music and Dance of the Northern Pow-wow

Author: Tara Browner
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2004

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