In Performing Rites, one of the most influential writers on popular music asks what we talk about when we talk about music. What's good, what's bad? What's high, what's low? Why do such distinctions matter? Instead of dismissing emotional response and personal taste as inaccessi…
Drawing on writers from music, anthropology, sociology & related fields, this collection is an anthology of new writings that define the relation between music & culture. This book represents the latest thinking on the complex issues surrounding how music & culture interrelate.
Despite the musical and social roles they play in many parts of the world, wind bands have not attracted much interest from sociologists. This text provides a sociological account of this musical universe as it stands now.
Despite the musical and social roles they play in many parts of the world, wind bands have not attracted much interest from sociologists. The Sociology of Wind Bands provides a sociological account of this musical universe. Based on a qualitative and quantitative survey conducte…
Simon Frith has been one of the most important figures in the emergence and subsequent development of popular music studies. The contributions to this volume of essays and memoirs honour Frith's achievements, but they are not merely about him. Rather, they are important interven…
Simon Frith has been one of the most important figures in the emergence and subsequent development of popular music studies. The contributions to this volume of essays and memoirs honour Frith's achievements, but they are not merely about him. Rather, they are important interven…
"Tan, Pfordresher and Harré provide a nice, engaging and up-to-date overview of the psychology of music, from acoustics to ethnomusicology. The authors accompany the reader through the meanders of this complex field which spans several disciplines. The book, written in a plain a…
Amy Absher's The Black Musician and the White City tells the story of African American musicians in Chicago during the mid-20th century. While depicting the segregated city before World War II, Absher traces the migration of black musicians, both men and women and both classical…
