Music Appreciation

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  1. Book ImageJazz

    Scott DeVeaux, Gary Giddins

    College Edition

    A vivid history of jazz in a classroom text by two exceptional authors—a leading scholar and a respected critic.More

  2. Book ImageThe Enjoyment of Music

    Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis

    Essential Listening Edition

    The Enjoyment of Music: Essential Listening Edition expands the available formats of the most trusted introduction to music with a new, brief, focused, and highly accessible textbook.More

  3. Book ImageThe Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening

    Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis

    Shorter Tenth Edition

    Used by more than 3.5 million students, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades.More

  1. Book ImageEverybody Says Freedom: A History of the Civil Rights Movement in Songs and Pictures

    Bob Reiser, Pete Seeger, Jesse Jackson

    “Filled with beautiful music, glorious lyrics, and the soul of one of the most important historical and social revolutions of our history.” —Judy CollinsMore

  2. Book ImageWhat’s That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History

    John Covach

    Second Edition

    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.More

  3. Book ImageLouis Armstrong's New Orleans

    Thomas Brothers

    "The best book ever produced about Louis Armstrong by anyone other than the man himself."—Terry Teachout, CommentaryMore

  4. Book ImageThe Norton Scores: for The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening, Tenth Edition

    Kristine Forney, Roger Hickman

    Volume(s): 1: Gregorian Chant to Beethoven

    This superb anthology coordinates with The Norton Recordings and provides scores for most of the works discussed in The Enjoyment of Music, Tenth Edition.More

  5. Book ImageThe Norton Recordings: for The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening, Shorter Tenth Edition

    Kristine Forney

    Offers exceptional recordings of the most important works.More

  6. Book ImageSoundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World

    Kay Kaufman Shelemay

    Second Edition

    In its first edition, Soundscapes broke new ground by organizing the study of world music according to its cultural significance, rather than by geography alone.More

  7. Book ImageThe Beatles

    Hunter Davies

    Illustrated and Updated Edition

    The worldwide bestseller that defines the band that defined an era—now updated and with 135 photographs and illustrations.More

  8. Book ImageStudio A: The Bob Dylan Reader

    Benjamin Hedin

    "The most absorbing, wide-ranging and stimulating body of writing about the mighty Bob that's ever been assembled."--Salman RushdieMore

  9. Book ImageReel Music: Exploring 100 Years of Film Music

    Roger Hickman

    Reel Music provides an in-depth, chronological overview of music’s role in film from the birth of the medium to the present.More

  10. Book ImageBlackbird Singing: Poems and Lyrics, 1965–1999

    Paul McCartney

    "McCartney writes as freely—and often as beautifully—as a blackbird sings....[He] is a genius with the common touch."—Stephen Logan, The Sunday Times [London]More

  11. Book ImageTo Stretch Our Ears: A Documentary History of America's Music

    J. Heywood Alexander

    Following the same chapter organization as An Introduction to America’s Music, To Stretch Our Ears is the first gathering of significant and far-reaching readings that illuminate many aspects of American music.More

  12. Book ImageAn Introduction to America's Music

    Richard Crawford

    An Introduction to America’s Music tells the fascinating story of music in the United States, from the sacred music of its earliest days to the jazz and rock that enliven the turn of the millennium.More

  13. Book ImageLone Star Swing

    Duncan McLean

    High Fidelity meets Blue Highways in this gloriously offbeat quest for the true roots of Texas Swing.More

  14. Book ImageThe New Grove Gospel, Blues and Jazz

    William Bolcom, Max Harrison, Paul Oliver

  15. Book ImageThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan

    W. S. Gilbert, A. S. Sullivan

    From Trial by Jury to The Pirates of Penzance: the complete librettos of all fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan operas.More

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