Books in the Cambridge Companions to Music series

A collection of essays from leading scholars and practitioners in the burgeoning field of film music studies. The book provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of how music functions in film soundtracks from a variety of historical periods, genres and film industries, including those of the USA, UK, France, Italy, India and Japan.

A collection of essays from leading scholars and practitioners in the burgeoning field of film music studies. The book provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of how music functions in film soundtracks from a variety of historical periods, genres and film industries, including those of the USA, UK, France, Italy, India and Japan.

The third edition of this acclaimed Companion provides an accessible, broadly based survey of musicals in London, New York, and other venues from the nineteenth century to the present. Existing chapters have been updated, and two new chapters added, providing a wealth of information for students and enthusiasts alike.

An expanded and updated edition, this Companion will appeal to students and practitioners of electronic music. Including four new chapters and new artists' statements, this book explores the history, theory, creation and analysis of a wide range of styles across the worldwide electronic music scene.

This Companion is an invaluable resource for music students and teachers, professional and amateur musicians, scholars and record collectors. It provides seventeen chapters on every aspect of the harpsichord and its music - composers, genres, national styles, tuning and the art of harpsichord building - by fourteen leading experts in the field.

The first collection of academic essays devoted to the Rolling Stones. Designed for use by students, rock scholars, and serious fans, it discusses the Stones' music and history from a wide range of interpretive perspectives, and covers the entire span of the group's career.

The music of George Gershwin was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests. As a composer and performer, he embraced technological advances and broke new ground in music business practices. This Companion describes the making of George Gershwin's 'American' identity and its legacy after his death.

The subject of musical theatre usually brings to mind the Broadway musical, but this collection of essays reveals that operetta was the pre-eminent musical-theatrical entertainment on the urban stage from the 1850s to the early 1930s. The authors explore operetta's production and reception in more than a dozen countries.

Video game music has been permeating popular culture for over forty years. Now, reaching billions of listeners, game music encompasses a diverse spectrum of musical materials and practices. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of game music, featuring contributions from a diverse group of scholars and industry professionals.

Video game music has been permeating popular culture for over forty years. Now, reaching billions of listeners, game music encompasses a diverse spectrum of musical materials and practices. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of game music, featuring contributions from a diverse group of scholars and industry professionals.

This Companion is designed for upper-level undergraduates and masters students. It explores the music and contexts of Schubert's venerated song cycle Winterreise (1827) - twenty-four settings of poems by Wilhelm Muller depicting a solitary wanderer's alienation, disorientation, and despair suffered amidst a bleak, frigid landscape.

This Companion is designed for upper-level undergraduates and masters students. It explores the music and contexts of Schubert's venerated song cycle Winterreise (1827) - twenty-four settings of poems by Wilhelm Muller depicting a solitary wanderer's alienation, disorientation, and despair suffered amidst a bleak, frigid landscape.

Music, Music performance, Twentieth-century and contemporary music

Music, Twentieth-century and contemporary music, Gender studies

This accessible Companion showcases the importance of music within Romantic culture and thought in the 'long' nineteenth century. It incorporates a variety of disciplinary approaches, and is alive to current debates across the humanities.