We’re pleased to announce that four forthcoming music titles have been awarded publication subventions from the American Musicological Society. These funds help offset the costs of publication and allow us […]
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UNBINDING GENTILITY by Candace Bailey Receives NEH Open Book Award
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We are delighted to announce that Candace Bailey’s book, Unbinding Gentility: Women Making Music in the Nineteenth-Century South, has been awarded funding from the Fellowships Open Book Program of the […]
Q&A with the author of THE WORLD GOT AWAY
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Mikel Rouse, the author of The World Got Away: A Memoir, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? To set the record […]
Q&A with the editors of MUSIC MAKING COMMUNITY
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Tony Perman and Stefan Fiol, the editors of Music Making Community, answer questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? We wrote this book […]
2024 African American Music Appreciation Month Reading List
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Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Let’s dig in with […]
Q&A with the author of COMMENTARIES ON THE CANTATAS OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
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James A. Brokaw II, the translator of Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach: A Selective Guide, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Free E-book Giveaway: QUEER COUNTRY
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June’s free e-book is here! Check out Queer Country by Shana Goldin-Perschbacher before the month is over! Though frequently ignored by the music mainstream, queer and transgender country and Americana […]
ICMC 2024 Virtual Exhibit
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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 International Country Music Conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the promo […]
Q&A with the author of LEO SOWERBY
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Joseph Sargent, the author of Leo Sowerby, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? During my graduate student years, I was a […]
SAM 2024 Virtual Exhibit
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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 Society for American Music conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: TANIA LEÓN’S STRIDE
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March’s free e-book is here! Check out Tania León’s Stride: A Polyrhythmic Life by Alejandro L. Madrid before the month is over! Acclaimed composer, sought-after conductor, esteemed educator, tireless advocate […]
Q&A with Leta E. Miller, author of UNION DIVIDED
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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 […]