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This book is concerned with the scientific aspects of musical sounds. It presents basic acoustics, auditory theory, and sound generation from both a theoretical and a practical view. Room acoustics, sound analysis, recording and reproduction, and sound... [ More...]
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The third Alt.Culture.GuideT volume offers more material from the popular Mondo Gordo BBS web site. Edited by the "Reverend of Rock & Roll," Rev. Keith A. Gordon and Tommy "Hashman" Hash, the 2006 yearbook includes features on Bobby Rush, Neal Morse,... [ More...]
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This collection of essays examines the works of composer Arnold Schoenberg, one of the most influential and controversial composers of the twentieth century, in the context of the "New Music" that was the historical and cultural movement of his time. In... [ More...]
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Perry examines the art, politics, and culture of hip hop, offering readings of the song lyrics of many hip hop artists, including Ice Cube, Public Enemy, De La Soul, KRS-One, Outkast, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Tupac Shakur, Lil' Kim, Biggie Smalls, Nas, Method... [ More...]
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Praise for "A Song to Sing, A Life to Live" "Pull up a chair and sit in the family room as these two share the places where their views on music connect and diverge, demonstrating how to 'make musical judgments, but not in a judgmental manner.'... [ More...]
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While more than 80 percent of the world's commercial music is controlled by four multinational firms, most music is made and enjoyed in diverse situations divorced from such corporate behemoths. These fourteen original essays examine the fascinating world... [ More...]
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Early Western music and the art music of the non-Western world both lack highly specified, standardized systems of notation. A serious impediment to the systematic study of early and non-Western music arises when a repertory has no extensive notational... [ More...]
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While more than 80 percent of the world's commercial music is controlled by four multinational firms, most music is made and enjoyed in diverse situations divorced from such corporate behemoths. These fourteen original essays examine the fascinating world... [ More...]
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Andrew Bowie uses music to question many ideas about language, meaning and philosophy.
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