Music History & Theory

Updated June 12, 2026
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Music is history
Questlove
Paper Book
Questlove, the five-time Grammy Award winner and visionary drummer of The Roots, takes readers on a decade-by-decade journey from 1971 to the present. In this New York Times bestseller, he explores how the melodies of our lives are inextricably linked to the shifts in our...
Rock music styles : a history
Charlton, Katherine.
Paper Book
This volume blends musical commentary into an historical framework as it traces the styles of rock music from its roots in country and blues to the most contemporary trends. Styles covered include: Latin music; American popular music before rock and roll; hard rock; disco; and reggae.
A history of baroque music
Buelow, George J.
Paper Book
A History of Baroque Music is an exhaustive study of the music of the Baroque period, with particular focus on the 17th century. Individual chapters consider the work of significant composers, including Monteverdi, Corelli, Scarlatti, Schütz, Purcell, Handel, Bach, and Telemann, as well as...
On music theory and making music more welcoming for everyone
Ewell, Philip
Paper Book
Since its inception in the mid-twentieth century, American music theory has been framed and taught almost exclusively by white men. As a result, whiteness and maleness are woven into the fabric of the field, and BIPOC music theorists face enormous hurdles due to their racial identities. In On...

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