New Arrivals
A House on Fire; The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [xii] 338 : plain e.p.s : purple cloth spine lettered in metallic gold over black paper covered boards : mostly black photo illustrated glossy dust jacket. Slim strip of foxing to centre of top edge. The story of three of..... More
Elliot Carter Harmony Book
New York: Carl Fischer, 2002. Softcover : pp.x, 369 [3, blank] : blue covers lettered in white and illustrated with a sphere and musical notations. Lower corner of top cover a little curled. Planned and developed as a tool for his own compositional work and developed over forty years, Carter's..... More
A Geometry of Music; Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. Hardcover : pp.xviii, 450 [4, blank] : plain e.p.s : black boards lettered in silver : glossy black dustjacket decorated in blue, green and red. Sheds new light on the old question, "What makes music good?" Tymoczko describes a framework for thinking bout music that..... More
Computer Models of Musical Creativity
Cambridge Massachusetts and London: The MIT Press, 2005. Hardcover : pp. [xii] 462 [6, blank] : plan e.p.s : light grey boards lettered in white to spine : blue and white dust jacket. Sprinkle of light foxing to top edge. "David Cope has devoted more thought to the elusive connections..... More
Masterworks of George Enescu : A Detailed Analysis
Lantham, Toronto, Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. xii [576] : plain e.p.s : brick red, yellow and cream boards with 1950 phot by Roger Hauert on top board. Tail of spine bumped. George Enescu (1881-1955) is often considered Romania's greatest musical force and significant mind..... More