Wagner's Melodies places the composer's ideas about melody in the context of the scientific discourse of his age.

A Juilliard-trained musician and professor of history explores the fascinating entanglement of classical music with American foreign relations. Dangerous Melodi

The operas of the German composer Richard Wagner had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music. Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both th

This unique volume explores the relationship between music and crime in its various forms and expressions, bringing together two areas rarely discussed in the s