Aesthetics and History of Music

1.
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
by: Alex Ross
4.10 avg rating — 15,703 ratings
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Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography
Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography
by: Ian Carr
4.16 avg rating — 877 ratings
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The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven 4.23 avg rating — 1,494 ratings
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Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening
Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening 4.18 avg rating — 320 ratings
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Sound System: The Political Power of Music
Sound System: The Political Power of Music 4.06 avg rating — 218 ratings
6.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music 3.96 avg rating — 92 ratings
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Music: A Subversive History
Music: A Subversive History
by: Ted Gioia
3.99 avg rating — 764 ratings
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Work Songs
Work Songs
by: Ted Gioia
4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta 4.22 avg rating — 1,994 ratings
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The Romantic Generation (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
The Romantic Generation (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) 4.34 avg rating — 211 ratings
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Bluegrass: A History
Bluegrass: A History 4.14 avg rating — 72 ratings
12.
Richard Wagner and His World
Richard Wagner and His World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Listening through the Noise: The Aesthetics of Experimental Electronic Music
Listening through the Noise: The Aesthetics of Experimental Electronic Music 3.97 avg rating — 117 ratings
12.
The History of Classical Music For Beginners
The History of Classical Music For Beginners 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Thinking in Jazz : The Infinite Art of Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology Series)
Thinking in Jazz : The Infinite Art of Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology Series) 4.27 avg rating — 241 ratings
15.
The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs
The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs 3.42 avg rating — 1,141 ratings
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John Hammond on Record: An Autobiography
John Hammond on Record: An Autobiography 4.18 avg rating — 44 ratings
17.
Music: A Very Short Introduction
Music: A Very Short Introduction 3.52 avg rating — 982 ratings
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A History of Music and Dance in Florida, 1565-1865
A History of Music and Dance in Florida, 1565-1865 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Music of Black Americans: A History
The Music of Black Americans: A History 4.28 avg rating — 93 ratings
21.
Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People, Vol. 1
Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People, Vol. 1 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll 3.99 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
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Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South
Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South 4.14 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture
Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture 3.66 avg rating — 526 ratings