Song, songs, and singing

Relationships are a wonderful, mysterious, often elusive, sometimes painful part of the human experience. The most intimate of all human relationships, according to the Bible, is t...

Songwriters often use lyrics to describe the current events and social attitudes of a particular period or people. An examination of America's popular songs—and the stories behind ...

Abstract This book is written in the belief that the essential basic principles underlying good singing are in themselves rather few, and very simple, but that th...

Islands are concentrated “instances” of place, in every sense of the term. As such, there are no better candidates for observing and critiquing the dynamics of globalization. Throu...

Listening to Art Song: An Introduction offers an easy-to-read, fresh perspective on the remarkably diverse musical genre of art song. As the ultimate expression of the human singin...

Abstract Irving Berlin remains a central figure in American music, a lyricist/composer whose songs are loved all over the world. His first piece, `Marie from Sunn...

Art Song Composers of Spain: An Encyclopediadescribes the wealth of vocal repertoire composed by 19th- and 20th-century Spanish song composers. More than 90 composers are discussed...

Abstract “Jolene” is one of Dolly Parton’s most beloved songs. Released in 1974 as the title song of Dolly’s thirteenth studio album, it is a cultural phenomenon. Os...