How human musical experience emerges from the audition of organized tones is a riddle of long standing. In The Musical Representation, Charles Nussbaum offers a

This volume assembles leading scholars to provide a comprehensive study of representation in music from the nineteenth century to today.

Western music reached China nearly four centuries ago, with the arrival of Christian missionaries, yet only within the last century has Chinese music absorbed i

How can we engage critically with music video and its role in popular culture? What do contemporary music videos have to tell us about patterns of cultural iden

Richard Leppert boldly examines the social meanings of music as these have been shaped not only by hearing but also by seeing music in performance. His purview