Music

Introduction to themes, styles, and periods of music.

Description of musical cultures, indigenous music, and socio-cultural issues.

Brief introduction to musical cultures and styles of folk music including U.S. as well as countries from around the world

Profiles of major styles and artists starting with W. C. Handy and continuing to the 1990s.

Describes musical forms and composers of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods

Explores techniques, effects, and the history of film in motion pictures.

Includes essays on the structure and evolution of the symphony orchestra as well as issues related to management and the relevance of the orchestra in today's society

Proposes a definition of the subject and profiles various means used to document the relationship between music and culture

Looks at the science of sound and its effects on music and listening.

Discusses the concept of beauty, including its representation and expression in the arts.

This book emerged out coursework at Peabody Conservatory. It covers practical skills like writing mission statements and project descriptions. It also helps artists identify their audience, generate a budget, compile a portfolio, and select potential funders.

Targeted toward instrumentalists learning vocal techniques as part of their Music Education degree.

Explores developmental links between music and early childhood.

This volume brings together contributions from a wide range of international academics and practitioners. It traces innovations within classical music practice, showing how these offer divergent visions for its future. The interdisciplinary contributions to the volume highlight the way contrasting ideas of the future can effect change in the present.

Based on coursework developed at the Peabody Conservatory, this book serves as a crucial resource for early career musicians navigating the complexities of the digital era. This guide bridges the gap between creative practice and scholarly research, empowering musicians to confidently share and protect their work as they expand their performing lives beyond the concert stage as citizen artists. It offers a plain language resource that helps early career musicians see where creative practice and creative research intersect and how to traverse information systems to share their work. As professional musicians and researchers, the authors’ experiences on stage and in academia makes this guide an indispensable tool for musicians aiming to thrive in the digital landscape.