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A collection of revealing interviews, this book tells Nick Cave’s tumultuous yet successful story in his own words. Discussing his 30-year-long career as a rock-and-roll front man as well as his other labors as a talented novelist, screenwriter, and songwriter, this illuminating autobiography-of-sorts provides insight into why Cave has become one of the most respected artists in recent history. These no-holds-barred interviews cover everything from his time with The Birthday Party, to the global success of The Bad Seeds, to the relationship between his addictions and his artistry. Una...

Professor Snow's auspicious debut in musicology came in 1958 as the author of the chapter on Old Roman chant in Willi Apel's Gregorian Chant. He completed his doctorate at the University of Illinois in 1968, and his major faculty appointments have been at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois, and University of Texas. His publications range from the medieval era to the baroque, most of them dealing with sacred music in Spain, Portugal, the Hispanic New World, and eastern Europe. Encomium Musicae will present over 40 articles by scholars from seven different countries, most of...

Choral Scores is an anthology of music exemplifying distinctive choral repertoire by the most noteworthy composers throughout the history of Western music. A companion volume to Denis Shrock's Choral Repertoire (Oxford 2009), it presents works of salient importance to the development of choral music in Western culture, representing the music of the composers, eras, and movements discussed most prominently in that volume. Including 132 compositions by 124 different composers, each presented unabridged and in full score, and spanning the entirety of Western music history, from the medieval era...

Sin la música pop y rock, la segunda mitad del siglo XX habría sido probablemente diferente. Figuras como Elvis Presley y The Beatles o la irrupción del punk y el rape han cambiado la manera de ser de los jóvenes y de expresar los sentimientos. ¿Quien no se ha enamorado o ha llorado con una canción de fondo? Este libro traza la evolución de esta música popular y analiza la gran influencia que ha tenido. Sin olvidar la importancia del videoclip, el papel discreto de la mujer en este estilo musical y las nuevas músicas del mundo que acompañan la globalización.

Este estudio sobre las campanas históricas santiaguinas devela aspectos relacionados con el sonido nacional (tanto en su experiencia colonial como republicana) y con el impacto social de los toques de campana a lo largo de la historia de Chile, vinculando su sonido a conceptos tales como el tiempo, la fe, el poder, la celebración, la ciudad, lo público y lo privado. Además construye una aproximación a las campanas “desde fuera de las torres” que permite su conocimiento como medida temporal, como medio de comunicación masivo, como complemento de fiestas y ceremonias de la muerte, y...