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CMS Monographs and Sourcebooks in American Music


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The CMS Monographs and Sourcebooks in American Music series was conceived to underscore the remarkable diversity in our nation’s musical expression and to call attention to both landmark and representative achievements in its evolution. The sourcebooks address particular compositions and performances that reflect the compelling spectrum of musical expression in the United States, while the monographs address various topics related to American composers and repertories.

Whether the subject is a concert or stage work communicated through a notated score, a virtual performance frozen in time by modern technology (such as a film score or a recording), or some other mode of preservation not yet invented or standardized, the goal is the same: to gather materials for study, to reconsider and synthesize existing commentary and criticism, and to offer a fresh assessment or appreciation. These carefully written and engaging studies are fully documented, and are directed to teachers of music, students of music, and other lovers of music.

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Legacies of Power in American Music Essays in Honor of Michael J. Budds

Legacies of Power in American Music: Essays in Honor of Michael J. Budds

1st Edition

Edited By Judith A. Mabary
October 24, 2022

This volume honors and extends the contributions of educator and scholar Dr. Michael J. Budds to the field of musicology, particularly the study of American music. As the longtime editor of two book series for the College Music Society, Budds nurtured a wide range of scholarship in American music ...

The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell

The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell

1st Edition

By Jeremy Brown
March 15, 2018

The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell studies the compositions for wind band by twentieth-century composer Henry Cowell, a significant and prolific figure in American fine art music from 1914-1965. The composer is noteworthy and controversial because of his radical early works, his interest in ...

The Art Songs of Louise Talma

The Art Songs of Louise Talma

1st Edition

By Kendra Preston Leonard
May 11, 2017

The Art Songs of Louise Talma presents some of Talma’s finest compositions and those most frequently performed during her life. It includes pieces appropriate for beginning, intermediate, and advanced singers and collaborative pianists. The songs include text settings of American, English, and ...

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