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Q&A with Leta E. Miller, author of UNION DIVIDED
Leta E. Miller, author of Union Divided: Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? The story […]
Q&A with the editors of SOUND PEDAGOGY
Colleen Renihan, John Spilker, and Trudi Wright, editors of Sound Pedagogy: Radical Care in Music, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
Q&A with Heather Platt, author of LIEDER IN AMERICA
Heather Platt, author of Lieder in America: On Stages and In Parlors, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Very early on […]
Q&A with the editor of MUSIC AND THE MAKING OF PORTUGAL AND SPAIN
The editors of Music and the Making of Portugal and Spain: Nationalism and Identity Politics in the Iberian Peninsula, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide […]
AMS/SMT 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 American Musicological Society (AMS) and Society for Music Theory (SMT) joint meeting! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, […]
Q&A with Jake Johnson, editor of THE POSSIBILITY MACHINE
Jake Johnson, editor of The Possibility Machine: Music and Myth in Las Vegas, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I wanted […]
Q&A with Joseph Horowitz, author of THE PROPAGANDA OF FREEDOM
Joseph Horowitz, author of The Propaganda of Freedom: JFK, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and the Cultural Cold War, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
SEM 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) meeting! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Q&A with Levi S. Gibbs, editor of SOCIAL VOICES
Levi S. Gibbs, editor of Social Voices: The Cultural Politics of Singers around the Globe, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
IBMA 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 International Bluegrass Music Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]
Classical Music Month Reading List
In celebration of Classical Music Month, please enjoy this curated list of books and journal articles that highlight the study of a timeless art form. Sound Pedagogy: Radical Care in […]