best music writing Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Forces in Motion: Anthony Braxton and the Meta-Reality of Creative Music: Interviews and Tour Notes, England 1985
Graham Lockbest music writingRT @dollarama3k Mystery Train, As Serious As Your Life, Deliberate Speed(WT Lhamon), Forces in Motion(Graham Lock), Hellfire/Unsung Heroes
Paperback, 2018
$34.95Member price:$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Silence: Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition
John Cagebest music writingYes! Required! MT @randlechris: @musicwriting in addition to a bunch of the ones already named... John Cage's Silence
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Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts
James C. Scottbest music writingRT @marathonpacks: James Scott's "Domination and the Arts of Resistance" isn't necessarily musical, but a good theoretical overview
Paperback, 1992
$24.00Member price:$24.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Among the Thugs
Bill Bufordbest music writingRT @JoeHeim: The Human Comedy (Saroyan); Among the Thugs (Bill Buford); Woody Guthrie: A Life (Joe Klein) #booksthatshapedme
Paperback, 1993
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
Joan Morganbest music writingRT @jawnita: WHEN CHICKENHEADS COME HOME TO ROOST by JOAN MORGAN @milfinainteasy. No other music book shaped me with such impact.
Paperback, 2000
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital
Mark Andersenbest music writingRT @imLeor: I'll always recommend Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital.
Paperback, 2009
$25.95Member price:$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Musical Echoes: South African Women Thinking in Jazz
Carol Ann Mullerbest music writingBeloved @DUKEpress has two must new music books out: Musical Echoes: South African Women Thinking in Jazz & Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra
Paperback, 2011
$30.95Member price:$29.40 + Free shipping5% off
Blues People: Negro Music in White America
Amiri Barakabest music writingRT @erictullis:LeRoi Jones' (Amiri Baraka) "Blues People" and "Black Music" showed me that it was possible to write as rhythmic as the music
Hardcover, 1980
$110.00Member price:$110.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Black Music
Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka)best music writingRT @erictullis:LeRoi Jones' (Amiri Baraka) "Blues People" and "Black Music" showed me that it was possible to write as rhythmic as the music
Paperback, 2010
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Woody Guthrie: A Life
Joe Kleinbest music writingRT @JoeHeim: The Human Comedy (Saroyan); Among the Thugs (Bill Buford); Woody Guthrie: A Life (Joe Klein) #booksthatshapedme
Paperback, 1999
$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book