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1	Jazz Styles: History & Analysis more books like this by Mark C Gridley add to wishlist For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Jazz and History of Jazz. This broad and encompassing survey provides a rich, informative, and chronological study of jazz, with insightful commentaries on it's origins, and full descriptions of the various styles of jazz and the personalities that have contributed to this innovative form of music. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.88! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Twentieth-Century Music: A History of Musical Style in Modern Europe and America more books like this by Robert P Morgan, Norton add to wishlist "Twentieth Century Music" is the third volume to appear in this series. Morgan divides his text into three chronological sections. Beginning with such giants as Mahler, Richard Strauss and Debussy, he discusses national movements, as represented by Charles Ives and Ralph Vaughan Williams; philosophical movements as various as the Schoenberg/Berg ... see all copies from $32.50! new only from $41.57! \| first editions
3	The Interpretation of Early Music more books like this by Robert Donington add to wishlist This survey of contemporaneous evidence of how early music was performed concentrates on the Baroque and Renaissance periods and may be used as a standard text for would-be performers of the music of this period. This edition has been revised to take stock of the latest research and theories. Robert Donington's many other books include "A ... see all copies from $20.25! new only from $44.16! \| first editions \| SVS
4	History of Musical Style more books like this by Richard L Crocker add to wishlist Exceptionally clear, systematic presentation of the evolution of musical style from Gregorian Chant (700 A.D.) to mid-20th-century atonal music. Over 140 musical examples. Bibliography. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.37!
5	The History of Music in Performance: The Art of Musical Interpretation from the Renaissance to Our Day more books like this by Frederick Dorian add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.45! \| first editions \| SVS
6	A Union of Diversities: Style in the Music of Charles Ives more books like this by Professor Larry Starr add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
7	Anthology of Musical Structure & Style more books like this by Mary H Wennerstrom add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
8	Guide to Musical Styles: From Madrigal to Modern Music more books like this by Douglas Moore add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.09! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Inside Early Music: Conversations with Performers more books like this by Bernard D Sherman add to wishlist The attempt to play music with the styles and instruments of its era--commonly referred to as the early music movement--has become immensely popular in recent years. For instance, Billboard's "Top Classical Albums" of 1993 and 1994 featured Anonymous 4, who sing medieval music, and the best-selling Beethoven recording of 1995 was a period ... see all copies from $4.67! new only from $6.12! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Early Music Revival: A History more books like this by Harry Haskell add to wishlist First comprehensive historical study, going back to 18th century. Influence of Schola Cantorum; instrument builders; performers such as Wanda Landowska, Alfred Deller, others. Includes 46 illustrations. "Well informed" -- Christopher Hogwood. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $16.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	A Performer's Guide to Baroque Music more books like this by Robert Donington add to wishlist see all copies from $40.00!
12	On the Beaten Path: The Drummer's Guide to Musical Styles and the Legends Who Defined Them more books like this by Rich Lackowski add to wishlist Voted No. 1 Educational Book in the 2008 Modern Drummer Reader's Poll!Voted No. 1 Book in the 2008 DRUM! Reader's Poll!This must-have guide for drummers provides insight into the history and development of a wide selection of genres, including Funk, Alternative/Punk Rock, Metal, Progressive Rock, Classic Rock, Jam Band, Fusion, Jazz, and Reggae, ... see all copies from $16.61! new only from $16.61! \| signed copies
13	The heritage of musical style more books like this by Donald H Van Ess add to wishlist 28.95 see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	From the Erotic to the Demonic: On Critical Musicology more books like this by Derek B Scott add to wishlist From the Erotic to the Demonic demonstrates how different musical styles construct ideas of class, sexuality, and ethnic identity. This book will serve as a model for musicologists who want to take a postmodern approach to their inquiries. The clear and lively arguments are supported by ninety musical examples taken from such diverse sources as ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $5.50! \| SVS
15 view cover	Text and Act: Essays on Music and Performance more books like this by Richard Taruskin add to wishlist Gathers together for the first time Taruskin's influential and insightful essays and articles on musical performance practice written over the past decade. Links issues in musical performance with wider cultural scene. Author's highly respected and controversial viewpoints and reputation will spark intellectual debate in the musical field. Text ... see all copies from $18.98! new only from $34.31! \| SVS
16 view cover	Music in the Galant Style more books like this by Robert O Gjerdingen add to wishlist Music in the Galant Style is an authoritative and readily understandable study of the core compositional style of the eighteenth century. Gjerdingen adopts a unique approach, based on a massive but little-known corpus of pedagogical workbooks used by the most influential teachers of the century, the Italian partimenti. He has brought this vital ... see all copies from $37.56! new only from $37.56!
17 view cover	Musical form and musical performance more books like this by Edward T. Cone add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! new only from $16.63! \| first editions
18 view cover	Style and Music: Theory, History, and Ideology more books like this by Leonard B Meyer add to wishlist In this volume Leonard Meyer proposes a theory of style and style change that relates the choices made by composers to the constraints of psychology, cultural context, and musical traditions. He seeks to explore why, out of the abundance of compositional possibilities, composers choose to replicate some patterns and neglect others. Meyer devotes ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $30.06! \| SVS
19 view cover	Early Recordings and Musical Style: Changing Tastes in Instrumental Performance, 1900-1950 more books like this by Robert Philip add to wishlist Until recently, early recordings were regarded as little more than old-fashioned curiosities by musicians. Scholars and musicians now are beginning to realise their importance as historical documents which preserve the performance of composers and the musicians with whom they worked. In this fascinating study, Robert Philip argues that recordings ... see all copies from $51.25! new only from $51.25! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Art of Music: A Short History of Musical Styles & Ideas more books like this by Beekman C Cannon add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
21	The continuity of music; a history of influence. more books like this by Irving Kolodin add to wishlist see all copies from $3.46! first editions
22 view cover	Developing Variations: Style and Ideology in Western Music more books like this by Rose Rosengard Subotnik add to wishlist see all copies from $19.95! new only from $30.00!
23 view cover	Analysis Through Composition: Principles of the Classical Style more books like this by Nicholas Cook add to wishlist In this textbook Professor Nicholas Cook provides an unusual and stimulating approach to teaching analytical concepts through the study of style composition. The emphasis is on analysis and decision-making within a practical context, drawing on 'real' musical examples ranging from J. C. Bach to early Beethoven. Students can use these examples as ... see all copies from $62.11! new only from $62.11! \| SVS
24	History of Music & Musical Style more books like this by Homer Ulrich, Paul A Pisk add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Keyboard Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and Eighteenth-Century Musical Style more books like this by W Dean Sutcliffe add to wishlist W. Dean Sutcliffe investigates one of the greatest yet least understood repertories of Western keyboard music: the 555 keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. Scarlatti occupies a position of solitary splendour in musical history. The sources of his style are often obscure and his immediate influence is difficult to discern. Further, the lack of ... see all copies from $42.11! new only from $42.11! \| SVS

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