Helen Rees, the editor of Instrumental Lives: Musical Instruments, Material Culture, and Social Networks in East and Southeast Asia, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide […]
Q&A with the editor of INSTRUMENTAL LIVES
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Q&A with the author of INK
Clifford R. Murphy, the author of Ink: The Indelible J. Mayo Williams, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I felt that […]
Q&A with the authors of PLAYING THE CHANGES
Darius Brubeck and Catherine Brubeck, the author of Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road, answers questions on their new book. Q: Why did you […]
Four Music Books Awarded AMS Subventions
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 […]
UNBINDING GENTILITY by Candace Bailey Receives NEH Open Book Award
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]