Explores the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition.

Makes a case for the power of music and sound in the face of fascistic forces, from modernism to the present.

Situates yoga practice within a musical context in the life and work of famed violinist Yehudi Menuhin

The classic work on Levy’s theory of negative harmony.

The neglected small group swing sound of the 1940s–60s takes its place in the pantheon of jazz literature.

The classic text on Baroque Counterpoint, enlarged and revised, drawing from the master composers of the era.

The first music theory anthology to provide 255 topically arranged examples by 67 historical women and people of color

How jazz spurred a generational debate that reshaped American culture.

A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.

Illuminates the beginnings, downfall, and legacy of the acid-inspired, spontaneous, and playful approach to life and music in Haight-Ashbury from 1964–1967.

An unflinching look at the triumphs and tragedies of '50s rock and roll, from the biggest stars, like Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins, to those who barely grabbed the spotlight.

Spearheads a new field for the combined study of religion and music, drawing upon theories and methods of the social sciences, ethnomusicology, philosophy, theology, liturgical studies, and cognitive studies.

The autobiography of one of the 20th century’s most innovative and wittiest composers/performers/authors who witnessed the birth of modern music.

The cultural history of one of rock's greatest masterpieces told through the eyes of its creator.

Tells the story of classic blues singers from Ma Rainey to Bessie Smith.

A Philosophy of Music Education is considered the classic text on the relation of aesthetics to the practical teaching and performing of music.

A walking tour and history of Bob Dylan's life and time in New York, from Greenwich Village to Woodstock.

A new and accessible introduction to this exciting, controversial, and often misunderstood music, drawing on extensive research, close listening, and the author’s experience as a performer.

Analyzes how White American mainline Protestants used the internal musical controversies of the turn-of-the-millennium Worship Wars to negotiate their shifting position within the nation's diversifying religious and sociopolitical ecosystems.

Shows how punk rock shaped modern culture around the world.

Highlights the original cast members—both the well-known and the (until now) wholly unknown—who staged the duo's comic operas in Britain and in America.

The incredible, true story of the twentieth century's greatest performing sea lion and the man who trained him.

The critical biography of a dynamic and under-represented figure who produced and starred in some of the most innovative works of her day.

A close examination of the complexity inherent in Michael Jackson's ambiguous racial identity.

Charts underexamined genealogies of minoritarian aesthetic responses to the multiple crises of the long 1970s.

Rock on Record shows students how to listen to and enjoy the rich repertory of rock records made between the 1950s and 1980s.

A complete introduction to musical theater from its roots in the eighteenth century through today, written by a master historian.

An accessible introduction to the centrality of word, chant, and song in the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, and Sikh traditions.

First English translations of a novel and two play excerpts based on tales of the goddess Chen Jinggu, an eighth-century shaman and present-day cult deity.