Josephine Baker in Art and Life: The Icon and the Image
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Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was a dancer, singer, actress, author, politician, militant, and...

Mary Gladstone and the Victorian Salon: Music, Literature, Liberalism
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The daughter of one of Britain's longest-serving Prime Ministers, Mary Gladstone was a notable...
Mozart in Vienna: The Final Decade
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Mozart's greatest works were written in Vienna in the decade before his death (1781-1791). This...

Musical Theatre Training: The Broadway Theatre Project Handbook
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"Musical Theatre Training" is the product of nearly two decades of intensive work and careful honing...
Performing Civility: International Competitions in Classical Music
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Although competitions in classical music have a long history, the number of contests has risen...
The Ballad in American Popular Music: From Elvis to Beyonce
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While ballads have been a cornerstone of popular music for decades, this is the first book to...

The Cambridge Companion to Film Music
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This wide-ranging and thought-provoking collection of specially-commissioned essays provides a...
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical
Paul R. Laird and William A. Everett
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The expanded and updated third edition of this acclaimed Companion provides an accessible, broadly...

The Legacy of Johann Strauss: Political Influence and Twentieth-Century Identity
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To this day, Johann Strauss, Jr remains one of the most popular composers in his native city of...

The Oxford Handbook of Country Music
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Now in its sixth decade, country music studies is a thriving field of inquiry involving scholars...