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1	A History of Western Music more books like this by Professor J Peter Burkholder, Donald Jay Grout, Professor Claude V Palisca add to wishlist One of finest surveys of Western art music in the English language, now in its fifth edition and fully revised to incorporate recent scholarship. Includes a chapter added that is devoted to American music. see all copies from $21.16! new only from $68.00! \| SVS
2	What's That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History more books like this by John Covach add to wishlist The second edition of What's That Sound? offers a balanced, insightful look at the evolution of rock music from its roots to the present. With innovative listening guides (both print and electronic), a rich visual program, and a strong support package, the text gives students a comprehensive and engaging introduction to rock history. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	A History of Western Music more books like this by Donald Jay Grout add to wishlist One of finest surveys of Western art music in the English language, now in its fifth edition and fully revised to incorporate recent scholarship. Includes a chapter added that is devoted to American music. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Dark Side of the Moon: The Making of the Pink Floyd Masterpiece more books like this by Professor John Harris add to wishlist Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) is one of the most acclaimed albums of all time. A stunning exploration of madness, death, anxiety, and alienation, it remained on the Billboard charts for 724 weeks--the longest consecutive run for an LP ever--and has sold 30 million copies worldwide. It still sells some quarter million copies every ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
5	Understanding Music more books like this by Jeremy Yudkin add to wishlist For undergraduate-level courses in Music Appreciation. Understanding Music teaches students what to listen for in music. Jeremy Yudkin's text is a rich music appreciation program that supports the instructor's ultimate goal of teaching active listening. By focusing on music of the Western tradition in its social, historical, and global context, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal more books like this by Ian Christe add to wishlist The shadow of Black Sabbath looms large over Ian Christe's chronicle of the annals of heavy metal; without the Birmingham, England rockers, the genre would arguably have been given over to Led Zeppelin soundalikes. As Christe notes, most bands at first found Zeppelin's sound easier to imitate anyway--to be performed properly, the full-on volume of ... see all copies from $4.49! new only from $8.59! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Pop, Rock and Soul Reader: Histories and Debates more books like this by David Brackett add to wishlist This title is a collection of readings following the evolution of American popular music from the 1920's to the present. Pulling together articles, excerpts, and critical commentary from scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and biographies, the reader provides a vivid history of pop, rock, and soul in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
8	Why I Left the Contemporary Christian Music Movement: Confessions of a Former Worship Leader more books like this by Dan Lucarini, John Blanchard (Foreword by) add to wishlist For many churches today, music has become one of the most important factors in attempting to reach unbelievers with the gospel. Writing from his own personal experience as a former worship leader, Dan Lucarini questions the use of contemporary music in the worship of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. see all copies from $2.81! new only from $8.78! \| SVS
9	Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop more books like this by Adam Bradley add to wishlist One of hip-hop studies' brightest young scholars celebrates the lyrics of hip hop as the most vivid, most revolutionary form of American poetry today. see all copies from $4.80! new only from $4.81! \| SVS
10	Songwriters on Songwriting more books like this by Paul Zollo add to wishlist Pretty much essential reading for anyone even remotely interested in the songsmith's elusive art, songwriter and editor of SoundTalk magazine Paul Zollo's SONGWRITERS ON SONGWRITING contains an outstanding series of interviews with a notable cross section of songwriters, including both contemporary figures and icons from the golden days of R&B and ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $9.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Music: The Art of Listening more books like this by Jean Ferris add to wishlist Emphasizing music in the context of the society that surrounds it, "Music: The Art of Listening" weaves the development of Western music into the fabric of cultural history, paying special attention to the biographies of significant composers. In a clear and accessible format, it introduces music from centuries past as well as that of the current ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation more books like this by Jeff Chang, D J Kool Herc (Introduction by) add to wishlist Although it's billed as a chronicle of the rise of hip-hop, Jeff Chang's CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP is more than a mere recounting of the influential musical movement's story. It's a remarkable social history of how the New York community of the South Bronx, and by extension minority communities nationwide, were all but abandoned to their fates by ... see all copies from $4.83! new only from $6.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945 more books like this by Gunther Schuller add to wishlist This second volume of Gunther Schuller's comprehensive history of jazz covers the period from the 1930s to the late 1940s, decades which saw the transition from big band swing to the virtuoso bop style. The first half of the book concentrates on the band leaders, singers, and composers who dominated the popular music of their day: the jazz ... see all copies from $6.03! new only from $21.62! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Songbook more books like this by Nick Hornby add to wishlist In this collection of short essays, Hornby writes about 26 of his favorite songs--or rather, the 26 he liked best while he was writing the book. A companion of sorts to his novel HIGH FIDELITY, which features music-obsessed record store clerks forever making "best of" lists, SONGBOOK examines pop songs, the process by which they become lodged in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Rock and Roll: An Introduction more books like this by Michael Campbell, James Brody add to wishlist In this unique exploration of rock and roll, Campbell and Brody take an evolutionary approach, giving students the whole picture of this vastly popular music and its inherent musical relationships. Beginning with the roots of rock, the authors proceed chronologically to discuss all rock styles and their influences, from '50s R&B up through the ... see all copies from $6.72! new only from $60.70! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo more books like this by Ned Sublette add to wishlist Tracing the roots of Afro-Caribbean music back to the time of the Phoenicians requires a breadth of historical research beyond the capabilities of most music biographers. However, CUBA AND ITS MUSIC, the first of three volumes of Ned Sublette's breathtakingly wide-ranging account of salsa's political, geographical, social, religious, and ... see all copies from $11.79! new only from $11.79! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	American Popular Music: A Multicultural History more books like this by Glenn Appell, David Hemphill add to wishlist "American Popular Music: A Multicultural History" provides a sweeping broad-based survey that also tells the story of American popular music from African American, European American, Latino, Asian, and Native American perspectives. With detailed, easy-to-understand explanations of key musical concepts and terms, this text integrates a critical ... see all copies from $23.62! new only from $53.74! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk more books like this by Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain add to wishlist Sometimes harrowing, often hilarious, PLEASE KILL ME is a history of the birth of punk rock told by many of the people involved. Starting with the Velvet Underground, one of the bands that provided inspiration for the movement, Legs McNeil and co-author Gillian McCain interview members of the New York Dolls and the MC5, as well as Iggy Pop, ... see all copies from $6.80! new only from $9.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture more books like this by Leslie Simon, Trevor Kelley add to wishlist The definitive handbook for the popular form of confessional punk rock known as emo. From fashion to ideology, music to movies, eating habits to adulthood, it's all covered here with razor-sharp wit. 100 b/w illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	Rockin' Out: Popular Music in the U.S.A. more books like this by Reebee Garofalo add to wishlist For one semester/quarter undergraduate courses in the History of Rock, History of Popular Music, American Popular Music, and American Popular Song. Rockin' Out offers a comprehensive social history of popular music in the United States that takes the reader from the invention of the phonograph to the promise of the Internet, from the heyday of Tin ... see all copies from $28.75! new only from $74.41! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Music of Black Americans: A History more books like this by Eileen J Southern add to wishlist "The Music of Black Americans" is a comprehensive account of black music through the ages. The author leaves no stone unturned. Southern sets the stage in each section with a detailed chronology of significant historical and cultural events and supplements with commentary, musical scores, and vintage photographs. Extensive reference materials are ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Ideas and Styles in the Western Musical Tradition more books like this by Douglass Seaton add to wishlist In this concise, invitingly written introduction to music history, the author approaches the topic as a study of significant intellectual currents and developments in musical style, rather than as a compendium of names, dates, and compositions. The use of quotations from thinkers, artists, and musicians helps engage students in thinking critically ... see all copies from $5.13! new only from $19.99! \| first editions
23 view cover	Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey more books like this by Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton add to wishlist British dance music fanatics Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's smart, savvy, and often scholarly history of the DJ and the interplay between dance music and popular culture begins with a reference to the shamanic role of the disk jockey as a leader of celebrations of almost religious intensity. (One of the most successful 1970s New York discos, ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $9.00!
24 view cover	Stories Done: Writings on the 1960s and Its Discontents more books like this by Mikal Gilmore add to wishlist A veteran music journalist and the NBCC award-winning author of "Shot in the Heart" profiles George Harrison, Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg, and other icons of the 1960s and 1970s, offering an impassioned eulogy for an era. B&w photos throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development more books like this by Scott Lipscomb, Joe Stuessy add to wishlist For courses in Rock (or Pop) Music and Music History; also for American Popular Music/Culture. Written specifically for the student with no musical background, Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development, 6th edition gives high-quality, in-depth coverage of classic style-setters like Elvis Presley and the Beatles through the Sex Pistols ... see all copies from $47.70! new only from $83.54! \| SVS

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