Feminine endings : music, gender, and sexuality / by McClary, Susan

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: A Material girl in Bluebeard's castle -- Constructions of gender in Monteverdi's dramatic music -- Sexual politics in classical music -- Excess and frame: the musical representation of madwomen -- Getting down off the beanstalk: The Presence of a woman's voice in Janika Vandervelde's "Genesis II" -- This is not a story my people tell: musical time and space according to Laurie Anderson -- Living to tell: Madonna's resurrection of the fleshy notes.…”

Reflections on American music : the twentieth century and the new millennium : a collection of essays presented in honor of the College Music Society /

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From tejano to tango : Latin American popular music /

Table of Contents: “…The popularized gaucho image as a source of Argentine classical music, 1880-1920 /…”
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Music in America's Cold War diplomacy / by Fosler-Lussier, Danielle, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : instruments of diplomacy -- Classical music and the mediation of prestige -- Classical music as development aid -- Jazz in the cultural presentations program -- African American ambassadors abroad and at home -- Portraying America's religious heritage -- The double-edged diplomacy of popular music -- Music, media, and cultural relations between the United States and the Soviet Union -- Conclusion : music, mediated diplomacy, and globalization.…”

Bibliography of discographies / by Gray, Michael, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…v.1. Classical music, 1925-1975 -- v. 2. Jazz -- v.3. Popular music.…”

Music in the age of anxiety : American music in the fifties / by Wierzbicki, James Eugene

Table of Contents: “…The pop music mainstream -- Rock 'n' roll -- Jazz -- Hollywood -- Broadway -- Opera -- The classical music mainstream -- Modernists -- Mavericks.…”

Music in your life / by Poythress, Christine, Bridges, David Merrell, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Module one: Music, a universal phenomenon -- Module two: American music -- Module three: Music outside the western European tradition -- Module four: Western classical music.…”

Music of the World War II era / by Young, William H., 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Music about World War II -- Popular hits and standards -- Swing, jazz, and rhythm 'n' blues -- Recordings and the music business -- Music on radio -- Music on stage and screen -- Country music -- Classical music.…”

America's musical life : a history / by Crawford, Richard, 1935-

Table of Contents: “…"To stretch our ears" : the music of Charles Ives -- "Come on and hear" : the early twentieth century -- The jazz age dawns : blues, jazz and rhapsody -- "The birthright of all of us" : classical music, the mass media, and the Depression -- "All that is native and fine" : American folk song and its collectors -- From New Orleans to Chicago : jazz goes national -- "Crescendo in blue" : Ellington, Basie and the swing band -- The golden age of the American musical -- Classical music in the postwar years -- "Rock around the clock" : the rise of rock and roll -- Songs of loneliness and praise : postwar vernacular trends -- Jazz, broadway, and musical permanence -- Melting pot or pluralism? …”

Music publishing : the roadmap to royalties / by Sobel, Ron

Table of Contents: “…A brief history of music publishing and copyright law -- Sources of income, royalties, and licenses -- Performing rights -- Publishing companies -- Publishing deals -- Independent songwriters -- Music in film and television -- Music in advertising and production music libraries -- Classical music, Broadway, print music, and educational music -- Foreign publishing revenue, rights, and deals -- New media, technology, and copyright -- Legal issues and artist representation -- Music organizations and resources.…”

Along the Cherry Lane : tales from the life of music industry legend Milton Okun / by Okun, Milton

Black music in America : a history through its people / by Haskins, James, 1941-2005

African American music : an introduction /

Table of Contents: “…Wright ; Interpreting classical music / Olly Wilson -- Rhythm and blues ; Soul ; Funk / Portia K. …”

Ludomusicology : approaches to video game music /

Table of Contents: “…: playing with video game music / Melanie Fritsch -- Game and play in music video games / Anahid Kassabian and Freya Jarman -- "Listening" through digital interaction in Bjèork's Biophilia / Samantha Blickhan -- Palimpsest, pragmatism and the aesthetics of genre transformation : composing the hybrid score to Electronic Art's Need for speed shift 2 : Unleashed / Stephen Baysted -- Isaac's silence : purposive aesthetics in Dead space / Mark Sweeney -- Remixed metaphors : manipulating classical music and its meanings in video games / William Gibbons.…”

Such sweet thunder : views on black American music /

Table of Contents: “…Dexter Algood -- 1991: Celebrating the Blues: The Blues as an historical phenomenon / Jeff Todd Titon -- Aesthetics of blues women's lyrics and performances / Daphne Duval Harrison -- 1992: New Trends in Vocal Jazz: Eddie Jefferson and Jon Hendricks: Innovators in Modern Vocal Jazz / Phyl Garland -- The Vocal jazz group: a history / Jon Hendricks -- The Unforgettable Nat King Cole: how a big legend grew from a little trend / Leslie Gourse -- 1993: Great Women of Jazz -- 1994: World Music and Jazz: The Influence of jazz on international popular music / Peter Manuel -- Jazz and European classical music / Hildred roach -- 1995: Blues-Based Jazz: The Legacy of William "Count" Basie: The Basie and Ellington bands: a blues comparison / Leonard Goines -- The Basie lineage / Bill Lowe -- Is there jazz without the blues: / Amina Claudine Myers -- 1996: The Revolution Returns: The Next Generation in Jazz: A Participant recounts the 1940s revolution in American Classical Music / Billy Taylor -- Jazz revolution or media concoction? …”

Sounds of war : music in the United States during World War II / by Fauser, Annegret

Listen to this / by Ross, Alex, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Listen to this : crossing the border from classical to pop -- Chacona, lamento, walking blues : bass lines of music history -- Infernal machines : how recordings changed music -- The storm of style : Mozart's golden mean -- Orbiting : Radiohead's grand tour -- The anti-maestro : Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Los Angeles Philharmonic -- Great soul : searching for Schubert -- Emotional landscapes : Björk's saga -- Symphony of millions : classical music in China -- Song of the Earth : the Arctic sound of John Luther Adams -- Verdi's grip : opera as popular art -- Almost famous : on the road with the St. …”

Crooked River City : the musical life of Nashville's William Pursell / by Klefstad, Terry Wait, 1971-

What they'll never tell you about the music business : the complete guide for musicians, songwriters, producers, managers, industry executives, attorneys, investors, and accountant... by Thall, Peter M.

Table of Contents: “…-- Getting your record heard : a practical guide to marketing and promotion -- Touring concerns : trials and tribulations -- Merchandising : your band, your brand -- Audits : truth or consequences -- Music publishing : the odyssey of the song -- When Rodgers meets Hammerstein : determining songwriter credits -- Being your own music publishing company : pros and cons -- Internet entrepreneurship : doing it yourself -- Lost, misplaced, neglected, and abandoned : royalty opportunities you were never told about -- Urban music : the beat goes on -- Classical music : dead or alive? -- Termination of grants of copyrights : for every end, a beginning -- Compliance with copyright laws : hints for the corporate counsel -- Catalogue valuation : how to improve your odds at winning big -- Copyright issues : a sampler -- Copyright : can't live with it, can't live without it -- Solving piracy in the 21st century : how to avoid a Greek tragedy.…”

The Oxford handbook of music and queerness /