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Maurice Duruflé
A deeply researched biography of the great French organist, who composed some of the best-loved works in the organ repertory -- and the masterful Requiem. Maurice Duruflé: The Man …
Bach and the Pedal Clavichord
An examination of the role of the pedal clavichord in understanding the work of J. S. Bach, as well as its relevance to contemporary organ performances. Friederich Griepenkerl, in …
The United States and West Africa
The first volume devoted to interrogating the complex relationship -- both historic and contemporary -- between the United States and West Africa. Over the last several decades, …
Animals in Human Histories
An exploration of the various ways animals and their relations to humans have been depicted throughout the ages. This volume delves into the realm between representative images and …
Italian Guitar Music of the Seventeenth Century
One of Europe's foremost experts on early guitar music explores this little known but richly rewarding repertoire. In the seventeenth century, like today, the guitar was often used …
Word, Image, and Song, Vol. 1
New essays by noted authorities on music and related arts in early modern Italy, giving special attention to musical sources, poetry, performance, and visual arts. The rich …
Musical Theater in Eighteenth-Century Parma
How do you create a style of opera that speaks to everyone, when no one agrees on what it should say -- or how? French and Italian varieties of opera have intermingled and informed …
The Violin
Provides new perspectives on the violin's beloved concert repertoire, its diverse roles in indigenous musical traditions on four continents, and its metaphorical presence in visual …
Songs for Cabo Verde
Chronicles the work of Norberto Tavares, a Cabo Verdean musician and humanitarian who served as the conscience of his island nation during the transition from Portuguese colony to …
Greek and Latin Music Theory
A long-needed overview of, and guide to, the principles behind the treatises on music theory written in ancient Greece and Rome and continuing through the Middle Ages. Long …
Handbook of Self-Determination Research
Papers addressing the role which human motivation plays in a wide range of specialties including clinical psychology, internal medicine, sports psychology, social psychology, and …
Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy
A thorough treatment of Leo Strauss's controversial interpretation of medieval political thought Leo Strauss is known primarily for reviving classical political philosophy. Strauss …