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101 Books on Music - Page 2

A deeply non-exhaustive list of one hundred and one books on the history, science, and cultures of music.
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A Natural History of the Piano (Stuart Isacoff)
A Natural History of the Piano
41
Stuart Isacoff
The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (Charles Rosen)
The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
42
Charles Rosen
Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture (Alice Echols)
Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture
43
Alice Echols
How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (Ross W. Duffin)
How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony
44
Ross W. Duffin
Unsung Heroes of Rock 'N' Roll (Nick Tosches)
Unsung Heroes of Rock 'N' Roll
45
Nick Tosches
Blues People (Leroi Jones)
Blues People
46
Leroi Jones
Music Is History (Questlove)
Music Is History
47
Questlove
Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy (James Stark)
Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy
48
James Stark
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever (Will Hermes)
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever
49
Will Hermes
Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco (Peter Shapiro)
Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco
50
Peter Shapiro
The Gilded Stage: A Social History of Opera (Daniel Snowman)
The Gilded Stage: A Social History of Opera
51
Daniel Snowman
Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music (Amiri Baraka)
Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music
52
Amiri Baraka
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism (Angela Y. Davis)
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
53
Angela Y. Davis
Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae (David Katz)
Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae
54
David Katz
The First Four Notes (Matthew Guerrieri)
The First Four Notes
55
Matthew Guerrieri
Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
56
The Joy of Music (Leonard Bernstein)
The Joy of Music
57
Leonard Bernstein
Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization (Stuart Isacoff)
Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization
58
Stuart Isacoff
Absolutely on Music: Conversations With Seiji Ozawa (Haruki Murakami)
Absolutely on Music: Conversations With Seiji Ozawa
59
Haruki Murakami
Visions of Jazz (Gary Giddins)
Visions of Jazz
60
Gary Giddins
Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music (Joseph Horowitz)
Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music
61
Joseph Horowitz
Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall (Tim Mohr)
Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
62
Tim Mohr
Rythm Oil: A Journey Through the Music of the American South (Stanley Booth)
Rythm Oil: A Journey Through the Music of the American South
63
Stanley Booth
Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall (David V. Moskowitz)
Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall
64
David V. Moskowitz
Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska and Swing (Kenneth Partridge)
Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska and Swing
65
Kenneth Partridge
Love Saves the Day (Tim Lawerence)
Love Saves the Day
66
Tim Lawerence
What's That Sound (John Covach)
What's That Sound
67
John Covach
Louisiana Music (Rick Koster)
Louisiana Music
68
Rick Koster
Punk Rock: An Oral History (John Robb)
Punk Rock: An Oral History
69
John Robb
Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music (Greg Kot)
Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music
70
Greg Kot
Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues (Arnold Shaw)
Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues
71
Arnold Shaw
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock
72
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King (Lloyd Bradley)
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King
73
Lloyd Bradley
Turn Around Bright Eyes (Rob Sheffield)
Turn Around Bright Eyes
74
Rob Sheffield
The Chitlin' Circuit and the Road to Rock 'N' Roll (Preston Lauterbach)
The Chitlin' Circuit and the Road to Rock 'N' Roll
75
Preston Lauterbach
Music: A Subversive History (Ted Gioia)
Music: A Subversive History
76
Ted Gioia
Radio on (Sarah Vowell)
Radio On
77
Sarah Vowell
Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011 (Lizzy Goodman)
Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
78
Lizzy Goodman
Musica Nortena: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation Between Nations (Catherine Ragland)
Musica Nortena: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation Between Nations
79
Catherine Ragland
Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) (Dan Ozzi)
Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007)
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Dan Ozzi
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