John Cage: Music, Philosophy, and Intention, 1933–1950 explores the early part of John Cage’s life and career, concentrating on the "pre-chance" period from roughly 1933…

The second edition of World Music: A Global Journey introduces students to the diversity of musical expression around the world. It takes the reader across…

"The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music bears witness to a comprehensive rethinking of the history and historiography of world music.....the publication of the Concise…

The Garland Handbook of African Music is comprised of essays from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Volume 1, Africa, (1997). Revised and updated, the…

Originally published in German as Interpreting Mozart on the Keyboard in 1957, this definitive work on the performance of Mozart's works has greatly influenced students…

SchenkerGUIDE is an accessible overview of Heinrich Schenker's complex but fascinating approach to the analysis of tonal music. The book has emerged out of the…

Focus on Gamelan Music of Indonesia is an introduction to the familiar music from Southeast Asia's largest country - both as sound and cultural phenomenon.…

Focus on Music of South Africa provides an in-depth look at the full spectrum of South African music, a musical culture that epitomizes the enormous…

The Garland Handbook of Southeast Asian Music is comprised of essays from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Volume 4, Southeast Asia (1998). Largely revised…

Luck’s in My Corner is a comprehensive biography of one of the most compelling jazz musicians of the Swing Era, Oran "Hot Lips’ Page. Page…