The first history of music criticism in the United States.

A history of the villains and heroes of contemporary classical music, looking at the star system, commercialism, recording and management politics, concert agen

"Kenneth Morgan, who began collecting Reiner's recordings while still a schoolboy, has consulted printed and archival resources and undertaken new interviews wi

Critics, Ratings, and Society is the first comprehensive study of the review as social institution. Its theories and data encompass reviews of all types of prod

America's Gilded Age was a time of great musical evolution. As the country continued to develop a musical style apart from Europe, its church and religious musi