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養老孟司×久石譲　対談集！脳科学と音楽が織りなす驚きの世界へ、あなたを誘います！解剖学者・養老孟司と作曲家・久石譲が、脳と音楽の不思議な関係を紐解く画期的な一冊。なぜ人は音楽に感動するのか？

Entdecken Sie die wahre Geschichte hinter den Melodien, die das amerikanische Weihnachtsfest unsterblich gemacht haben – in Liedern wie „White Christmas“, „Jingle Bells“ oder „Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas“. Es sind weit mehr als nur Noten: In diesen Stücken schlägt das...

たった一本の弦をはじく原始的な響きが、いかにして現代の音楽史を根底から覆し、熱狂を生み出すギターカルチャーへと進化したのか。知的好奇心を深く刺激するこの壮大な楽器の進化論は、日々の通勤時間や夜の静寂...

抑圧された魂から生まれたリズムが、いかにして世界を熱狂させる即興演奏の芸術へと進化したのか、文化史と音楽史を交差させながら紐解く知的エンターテインメント。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスした夜のひとときが...

神への祈りとして生まれた単調な旋律が、いかにして現代の熱狂的な大衆文化へと変貌を遂げたのか、知識ゼロから耳だけで西洋音楽史の壮大な進化を体感できる大人のための音楽教養入門。人類が音と向き合ってきた数...

既成のルールを打ち破る即興のエネルギーが、抑圧された社会の周縁からいかにして世界的な音楽革命へと変貌を遂げたのかを紐解く、情熱的で反骨の文化論。通勤の喧騒を抜け出す時や、一日の終わりに深い知的な没入...

Bloomsbury presents All Summer Long by David Beard, read by Danny Montooth. This unforgettable and in-depth exploration of The Beach Boys’ incredible output during their early to peak years, from 1961 to 1967, interweaves recollections by group members, family, friends, and musical colleagues...

Map of the Soul: 7 is a capstone of a three-album project intended to reveal the inner landscape of the human soul that is packed with rich symbolism and woven together with BTS’s signature sound and moves. Starting with the lyrics, this book launches into a deep, engaging examination of the album in the light of the psychology of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. The many layers of meaning embedded in the number 7 are brought to light, along with several fundamental concepts of Jungian psychology.

Vs. is the sound of a band on fire. The same confluence of talent, passion, timing, and fate that made “grunge” the world’s soundtrack also lit a short fuse beneath Pearl Jam. The band combusted between late 1992 and mid-1994, the span during which they planned, recorded, and supported their sophomore record. The spotlight, the pressure, the pace—it all nearly turned the thriving act to ash.

Jazz 101 is a fascinating entr├e into the world of jazz, for the beginner, novice, or jazz enthusiast. Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the...

異端にしてど真ん中。芸能史と音楽批評から"アナーキーなポップスター"の創造の源泉と表現の神髄に迫る。 「異端にしてど真ん中」の傑作群を世に放ち、比類なき地平を切り拓いてきた星野源。

In 100 brief chapters, John M. Borack discusses and ranks the greatest moments in Beatles history. An avid Fab Four fan since childhood and a music journalist for more than 35 years, Borack has created a book to agree with and disagree with, and one that is sure to spark conversations. A love letter to the greatest rock band of all time, The Beatles 100 is a book for Beatles buffs and casual fans alike. 

The year 1972 saw the beginning of a five-year span in which Stevie Wonder released five groundbreaking, critically acclaimed albums, garnering him more than half a dozen Grammys and more than 10 million albums sold, securing his place as one of the most important American musicians and songwriters in history. For the first time, uncover the untold story of an extraordinary artistic journey that shaped the greatest creative era in popular music history.

A concentrated study of Johann Sebastian Bach's creative output and greatest pieces, capturing the essence of his art. 

In 2020, guitar expert John Stubbings released a limited-edition book on the American acoustic guitar that sold out in days. Now, The Devil Is in It returns with additional research and subject matter for a new generation of listeners. Stubbings traveled the country and met with guitar makers, players, collectors, and historians to unravel the long and rich history of the acoustic guitar, its evolution, and the music it has made over the last hundred years.

Although we have heard the music of J. S. Bach in countless performances and recordings, the composer himself still comes across only as an enigmatic figure in a single familiar portrait. As we mark the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, author Christoph Wolff presents a new picture that brings to life this towering figure of the Baroque era. This engaging new biography portrays Bach as the living, breathing, and sometimes imperfect human being that he was, while bringing to bear all the advances of the last half-century of Bach scholarship. 

 Few people in recent memory have dedicated themselves as devotedly to the story of twentieth-century American music as Rob Kapilow, the composer, conductor, and host of the hit NPR music radio program, What Makes It Great? Now, in Listening for America, he turns his keen ear to the Great American Songbook, bringing many of our favorite classics to life.

吉田拓郎からVaundyまで。時代の「てっぺん」を取った音楽家をつなぐ通史！ 「あの音楽家がいちばんすごかった時代」と「あの時代にいちばんすごかった音楽家」、両者の視点から生まれた無二のポップス史。

Durante años, Cazzu se enfrentó a una pregunta: “¿Cómo se siente tener éxito en un género musical tan machista?”. Y como le ocurre a casi cualquier mujer virtuosa y con notoriedad, le pidieron que diera explicaciones. Pero ¿por qué se lo preguntaban más a ella que a los hombres? Y, sobre todo, ¿es realmente machista el reggaetón? Este libro nació como respuesta y como exploración a esa dualidad que anida en el género: letras que sexualizan a las mujeres, pero también mujeres que expresan su deseo, saben lo que quieren, cómo y cuándo.