gibbons, william -assistant professor of musicology, assistant professor of musicology, texas christian university-

Classical music is everywhere in video games. But what does it reveal about the cultural value we place on entertainment? Replay Value offers a new pe

Classical music is everywhere in video games. But what does it reveal about the cultural value we place on entertainment? Replay Value offers a new pe

Music for the Common Man examines Copland's most celebrated music in the context of progressive politics during the 1930s and 1940s, arguing that such

Music for the Common Man examines Copland's most celebrated music in the context of progressive politics during the 1930s and 1940s, arguing that such

We'll Meet Again illuminates music's central role in the design and reception of Stanley Kubrick's films. It brings together archival evidence and clo

In this in-depth study of Israeli art music in the second half of the twentieth century, author Assaf Shelleg explores how art music and modern Hebrew

How do individuals, communities, and societies use music as a form of mourning? This book demonstrates how music became a crucial outlet for processin

What Shall I Be follows the transformation of American music in the Cold War era-from Doris Day to John Cage, doo-wop to Asian American cabaret-and th

The offertory has played a key role in the recent debates about the origins of Gregorian chant. This book offers a comprehensive study of the offertor

In the London of Shakespeare, Thomas East was the premier printer of music. As he tells the story of this influential figure in early English music pu

This study presents an overview of the works and compositional style of the great 20th-century composer, Witold Lutoslawski. The book encompasses area

We'll Meet Again illuminates music's central role in the design and reception of Stanley Kubrick's films. It brings together archival evidence and clo

Using Schumann's "Eichendorff Liederkreis" as the primary example, this work sheds new light on the structure of 19th-century song cycles and on Schum

Nothing but Noise: Timbre and Musical Meaning at the Edge explores how timbre shapes musical affect and meaning. Integrating perspectives from musicol

Sound film captivated Sergey Prokofiev during the final two decades of his life: he considered composing for nearly two dozen pictures, eventually und

Between Beats: The Jazz Tradition and Black Vernacular Dance offers a new look at the complex intersections between jazz music and popular dance over

Before Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony became one of the most universally beloved pieces of classical music, it exposed the deep wounds of racism

Whether placing Fletcher Henderson's life in the context of the Harlem Renaissance or describing how network radio made the Henderson-Goodman style a

Before Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony became one of the most universally beloved pieces of classical music, it exposed the deep wounds of racism

During the nineteenth century, nearly one hundred symphonies were written by over fifty composers living in the United States.