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  • From Bach to the Beatles

    How Music Started

    by K.R. Hillyer ...
    Bach did not invent Music. Music didn’t stop when the Beatles broke up in 1971. These are simply bookends K.R. Hillyer uses for a lighthearted look at Music through the Ages. Hear how Sid Caesar discovers melody, using his fellow cavemen as test subjects. Join us as we wander with the Ancient Egyptians and their musical cats or the Greeks and their hilarious choruses (not). There’s always those ... Read more

    RM 27.41 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Perspectivas da abordagem Orff-Schulwerk no ensino musical nos anos iniciais: práticas e impactos educacionais

    Esta publicação relata parte da pesquisa realizada pelo autor no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Música do Instituto de Artes da Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (IA-Unesp) em 2025, com foco na abordagem Orff-Schulwerk. Depoimentos, entrevistas e publicações de autores nacionais e internacionais que pesquisam e utilizam essa pedagogia em diversos países, sob diferentes ... Read more

    RM 19.56 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • French Music in Britain 1830–1914

    by Paul Rodmell ...
    Series series Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain
    French Music in Britain 1830–1914 investigates the presence, reception and influence of French art music in Britain between 1830 (roughly the arrival of ‘grand opera’ and opéra comique in London) and the outbreak of the First World War. Five chronologically ordered chapters investigate key questions such as:* Where and to whom was French music performed in Britain in the nineteenth century?* How ... Read more

    RM 243.04

  • Music of Initiative: Julian Joseph on Jazz

    by Julian Joseph ...
    Music of Initiative: Julian Joseph on Jazz is for any musician interested in jazz, no matter what your instrument or level of experience.In Music of Initiative Julian Joseph shares his insight into the philosophy and practice of jazz performance. With incisive text, stunning imagery, and downloadable exercises and videos, this unique guide teaches you to immerse yourself in music, and how to ... Read more

    RM 38.59 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Organ Literature

    Historical Survey

    Now in paperback! Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995. ... Read more

    RM 276.39

  • Sun Forest Lake

    The Symphonies & Tone Poems of Jean Sibelius

    by David Vernon ...
    'David Vernon's book helps everyone, no matter how previously informed, to find their own way into Sibelius's extraordinary world.' - Sakari Oramo, chief conductor, BBC Symphony Orchestra'Sibelius's music is as synthetic as a skyscraper but as natural and spontaneous as a dividing cell'Developing a style and logic all his own, outside the trends of modernism, Jean Sibelius wrote some of most ... Read more

    RM 39.17

  • Prepare seu coração

    Histórias da MPB

    Responsável pela existência da sigla MPB e revelação do elenco, resultado de sua iniciativa, o ex-ator, ex-roqueiro, diretor, produtor e realizador Solano Ribeiro atualizou a pedido da Editora Kuarup o livro Prepare seu Coração – Histórias da MPB, que chega agora às livrarias e que terá noite de autógrafos na Livraria Cultura do Conjunto Nacional, em 18 de setembro e na Livraria da Travessa, no ... Read more

    RM 19.56 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Princípios de Execução e Ensino do Violino

    by Ivan Galamian ...
    Princípios de execução e ensino do violino é um marco nas teorizações correntes sobre técnica de violino, uma referência constante na pedagogia contemporânea. Ivan Galamian alcançou renome internacional como professor, tendo sido figura central na formação de uma grande quantidade de violinistas de destaque (Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Kyung-Wha Chung, Michael Rabin e muitos outros). Neste ... Read more

    RM 23.48 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks

    The Countercultural Sounds of Austin's Progressive Country Music Scene

    Country music of late 1960s and early 1970s was a powerful symbol of staunch conservative resistance to the flowering hippie counterculture. But in 1972, the city of Austin, Texas became host to a growing community of musicians, entrepreneurs, journalists, and fans who saw country music as a part of their collective heritage and sought to reclaim it for their own progressive scene. These children ... Read more

    RM 134.09

  • Jazz

    Series series Collins Need to Know?
    The story of the development of jazz and the extraordinary jazz legends who changed the face of music.Do you have a hard time differentiating between hard bop, bebop, and the blues? Need to Know?Jazz puts jazz in its musical and historical context, and gets you started with stories of famous artists and the best recordings to listen to.From the beginnings of jazz to the years of swing and satchmo, ... Read more

    RM 37.79

  • The Complete Musician's Guide

    A Comprehensive Journey from Novice to Virtuoso

    This comprehensive book covers the entire spectrum of music learning, from the basics of music theory to playing multiple instruments, understanding tonality in Western and Eastern traditions, exploring the rich history of Italian and Greek music, and even delving into advanced topics and becoming a professional musician. It's designed to be a comprehensive guide for beginners and an invaluable ... Read more

    RM 39.17

  • Sound Art

    Concepts and Practices

    by Thom Holmes ...
    Sound Art offers the first comprehensive introduction to sound art written for undergraduate students.Bridging and blending aspects of the visual and sonic arts, modern sound art first emerged in the early 20th century and has grown into a thriving and varied field. In 13 thematic chapters, this book enables students to clearly grasp both the concepts behind this unique area of art, and its ... Read more

    RM 215.59

  • The Classical Revolution

    Thoughts on New Music in the 21st Century

    by John Borstlap ...
    Series series Modern Traditionalist Classical Music
    The Classical Revolution studies the recent emergence of a new brand of classical music, one rooted in “pre-modern” tonal traditions. Through polemical essays on the conflict between re-emergent tradition and the usual, bland “modern music” in which academic atonalism, process music and attempts to borrow some life from pop and world music form a rather isolated territory, Borstlap examines both ... Read more

    RM 306.69

  • Music: A Social Experience

    By taking a thematic approach to the study of music appreciation, Music: A Social Experience, Third Edition demonstrates how music reflects and deepens both individual and cultural understandings. Musical examples are presented within universally experienced social frameworks (ethnicity, gender, spirituality, love, and more) to help students understand how music reflects and advances human ... Read more

    RM 548.88

  • The Act of Becoming

    I'm looking for meaning in my life.Does this sound familiar?It should. We all look.Maybe it takes a few decades to get to the point of looking. Maybe it comes and goes. Or goes and comes.There are all kinds of lessons around me, to teach me where to look.And many confusions and distractions as well.In my life and experience, I happen to know about vocal technique, playing jazz, and living life. ... Read more

    RM 19.56

  • La música en 100 preguntas

    Series series 100 preguntas esenciales
    Los principios básicos del arte de la melodía, armonía y ritmo: la naturaleza de la música, elementos constitutivos, formas musicales, tipos y usos de la música, etnomusicología, lenguaje musical, organología, agrupaciones musicales, pasado, presente y futuro de la música. Una introducción clara, rigurosa y multidisciplinar para entender el mundo de la creación musical. ¿Shakira y Mozart tienen ... Read more

    RM 43.09

  • Syren Arts Academy

    The Workbook

    Grammy-Nominated, Broadway Actress, Ashley Támar Davis has created an interactive workbook for aspiring creatives to educate and give insight into both the Broadway and Music Business industries. A powerhouse contemporary vocalist versed in classical to jazz to Musical Theatre and beyond, Ms. Davis is known as the muse & protégé of Prince by gaining notoriety for co-writing their Grammy nominated ... Read more

    RM 59.59

  • Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons

    Series Book 57 - The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
    Timeless lessons on the pleasures of listening, the dilemmas of composition, and the meaning of artistic freedom from a founder of musical modernism.In October 1939, Igor Stravinsky took the stage at Harvard not as a conductor but as a speaker. Invited to deliver the prestigious Norton Lectures, he had departed Europe just days after the outbreak of war, leaving behind not only a growing political ... Read more

    RM 64.79

  • Popular World Music

    Popular World Music, Second Edition introduces students to popular music genres and artists from around the world. Andrew Shahriari discusses international music styles familiar to most students—Reggae, Salsa, K-Pop, and more—with a comprehensive listening-oriented introduction to mainstream musical culture. Each chapter focuses on specific music styles and their associated geographic origin, as ... Read more

    RM 454.75

  • The Late Victorian Folksong Revival

    The Persistence of English Melody, 1878-1903

    In The Late Victorian Folksong Revival: The Persistence of English Melody, 1878-1903, E. David Gregory provides a reliable and comprehensive history of the birth and early development of the first English folksong revival. Continuing where Victorian Songhunters, his first book, left off, Gregory systematically explores what the Late Victorian folksong collectors discovered in the field and what ... Read more

    RM 484.89

  • Advocate for Music!

    A Guide to User-Friendly Strategies

    Across the US, school budgets are tightening and music programs, often the first asked to compromise in the name of a balanced budget, face a seemingly grim future. Monetary restrictions combined with an increasing focus on test scores have led to heavy cuts in school music programs. In many cases, communities and teachers untrained in advocacy are helpless in the face of the school board, with no ... Read more

    RM 100.59

  • Salsa Rising

    New York Latin Music of the Sixties Generation

    by Juan Flores ...
    In the 1920s and 30s, musicians from Latin America and the Caribbean were flocking to New York, lured by the burgeoning recording studios and lucrative entertainment venues. In the late 1940s and 50s, the big-band mambo dance scene at the famed Palladium Ballroom was the stuff of legend, while modern-day music history was being made as the masters of Afro-Cuban and jazz idiom conspired to create ... Read more

    RM 123.49

  • Winding It Back

    Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings

    Winding it Back: Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings is a collaborative effort written by practicing music educators, teacher educators, pedagogy experts, researchers, and inclusion enthusiasts with a combined one hundred plus years in the field of music education. The framework of this text is centered on three core principles: Honoring the individual ... Read more

    RM 144.69

  • Histoire de la musique

    Édition enrichie.

    L'"Histoire de la musique" d'Henri Lavoix se présente comme une étude exhaustive des enjeux esthétiques, culturels et sociaux qui ont façonné l'évolution de la musique à travers les âges. Son style érudit, mêlant analyses minutieuses et réflexions philosophiques, offre une plongée profonde dans les différents courants musicaux, des musiques traditionnelles aux compositions contemporaines. Lavoix ... Read more

    RM 7.80 or Free with Kobo Plus