This is the first paperback edition of one of the most influential collections of musical essays ever published.

This book will come as a joy, a revelation, a warm reassurance. From this one book one might well learn less about harmony than about form, about aesthetics, even about life.

"Nobody writes better about music .... again and again, unerring insight into just the features that make the music special and fine."--The New York Review of Books

This classic study remains one of the foremost works on the music of Palestrina. Features a rigorous and valuable analysis of the composer's handling of rhythm, line, harmony, and dissonance.

The aim of this volume is to negotiate a varied and open middle ground between polemical extremes of reception.

Sport has become increasingly commercialised and there are many examples of close links that have developed between sport and business. This collection examines five of them in a global context.

In this groundbreaking book, Tymoczko uses contemporary geometry to provide a new framework for thinking about music, one that emphasizes the commonalities among styles from Medieval polyphony to contemporary jazz.

Creative Music Composition is designed to be an introductory textbook for music students.

This volume represents a splendid resource for music students, enthusiasts of musical history and classical music, and music lovers of all ages.