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John Cage's name has long been well known and his influence widely acknowledged. Yet his music is comparatively unexplored and his ideas have often been misrepresented. This book is the first serious...

At thirteen, Ed Cohen was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease—a chronic, incurable condition that nearly killed him in his early twenties. At his diagnosis, his doctors told him that the best he could...

In Death’s Futurity Sampada Aranke examines the importance of representations of death to Black liberation. Aranke analyzes posters, photographs, journalism, and films that focus on the murders of...

Acclaimed photographers James and Karla Murray invite readers inside the doors of thirty legendary watering holes to discover how each has contributed to the social and cultural fabric of New York...

“A fascinating look at spiritual leaders, both past and present.”—Booklist   Crazy-wise adepts, cult leaders, and gurus challenge our common sense views of reality and norms of conduct. In their...

A fascinating look at the humorous and often bizarre work of Aubrey Beardsley.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book."—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s...

The Name And Nature Of Folk Song -- The Relationship Of Folk And Art Music -- Some Musical Characteristics -- The Modes -- Ballads -- Categories Of Folk Song -- Broadsides And Early Collections --...

The guitar has enjoyed a unique position in the development of Western music. Its strength has always been as a popular instrument, yet it can also form a bridge between the popular and the classical...

In this invaluable book, a broad range of contributors--musicians, acousticians, electronic engineers, and broadcasters--share their specialized expertise on the equipment used to record, transmit,...

This pictorial record of the life of Sir Edward Elgar contains contemporary postcards, family photographs, and newspaper illustrations that combine to form an illuminating and moving portrait of the...

A collection of critical essays containing nearly all the concertos in the standard repertory, from Bach to Walton. The choral works include long essays on Bach's "B minor Mass", Beethoven's "Mass in...

Venice, as well as other northern Italian cities, nurtured the growth of church music, and gave employment to many talented composers. Highlighting Venice's position as a publishing center, this book...

Over the last thirty years, the scope and nature of education in British schools has changed dramatically, and music--once only an extracurricular subject--has come to occupy a key role. Education...

One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, The Rg Veda, evokes his presence in its hymns; Vedic myths, rituals, and even astronomy...

A yoga-centric approach to dealing with disordered eating—like overeating, food addiction, and stress eating—and the resulting emotional distress such behaviors can cause   Yoga philosophy and...

A unique and resourceful study of 19th-century Shanghai, this historical work explores the origins of communal health in the city and the measures deemed essential for its protection. It tells the...