Book Reviews
A guide to books on music and creative work.
Book Reviews Review: “The Birth of Atonality” by Toshie Kakinuma
If you have learned the history of 20th-century music as a linear narrative in which Wagner's ex...
Book Reviews Review: “Ellipse and Skeleton” by Kunihiko Yamashita
(Original posted on April 9, 2002)The book's subtitle is "The Conscious Mind of Tetsuya Komuro ×...
Book Reviews Review: “Musical Cognition” edited by Rita Aiello
(Original posted on April 10, 2002)This is a collection of research papers on the theme of music...
Book Reviews Review: “Symphony of Spirit and Music” Edited by Tomonobu Imamichi
(Original posted on April 9, 2002)This is a collection of research papers on music aesthetics, c...
Book Reviews Review: “A History of Harmony” by Olivier Alain
(Original posted on April 10, 2002)Harmony, or "chōwa" in Japanese, translates to "concord" or "...
Book Reviews Review: “Encyclopedia: The Book of World Music” edited by Yoshihiko Tokumaru, Yuji Takahashi, Masakazu Kitanaka, Hiroshi Watanabe
(Original posted on December 17, 2008)When one sees the title "The Book of World Music," the fir...
Book Reviews Review: “Throwing Sounds: The Range of Compositional Thought” by Jo Kondo
(Original posted on January 4, 2009)While releasing distinctive works through his unique composi...
Book Reviews Review: “Talks with Great Composers” by Arthur M. Abell
(Original posted on January 23, 2009)(*This book is a revised and re-edited version of "I Shall ...
Book Reviews Review: ‘Introduction to Music Aesthetics’ by Yō Kuniyasu
(Originally posted on April 9, 2002)This book is a still-excellent introduction and guidebook th...
Book Reviews Review: “Listen to Classical Music!” by Kyo Mitsutoshi
(Original posted on April 9, 2002)This is a refreshing book that offers bold explanations in a s...