Books Recently Published

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English

50 Cent, and Noah Callahan-Bever. 50 x 50: 50 Cent in his own words. New York: Pocket Books, 2007. 96 p. + 1 CD. ISBN 1416544712. ISBN 9781416544715. LC 2009-536268.

Abd al, Malik. Sufi rapper: the spiritual journey of Abd al Malik. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 2009. ix, 163 p. ISBN 9781594772788 (alk. paper). LC 2008-050151.

Adams, Susan D. Chalice concordance to the Chalice hymnal and Chalice praise. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2007. xv, 142 p. + 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 0827280459. ISBN 9780827280458. LC 2007-281853.

Adlington, Robert, ed. Sound commitments: avant-garde music and the sixties. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. xi, 292 p. ISBN 019533664X (alk. paper). ISBN 9780195336641 (alk. paper). ISBN 0195336658 (pbk.; alk. paper). ISBN 9780195336658 (pbk.; alk. paper). LC 2008-017865.

Ahrens, Christian. Valved brass: the history of an invention. Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press, 2008. xiii, 135 p. ISBN 9781576471371. LC 2008-011745.

Bucina, the Historic Brass Society series, no. 7

Ajayi, Tunji. King Sunny Adé, the legend!: cultural communication via a genre of African music. Denver, CO: Outskirts Press, 2009. xxiii, 425 p. ISBN 9781432711054 (pbk.; alk. paper). ISBN 9781432737894 (hbk.; alk. paper). LC 2008-941933.

Akrofi, E. A., Maria Smit, and Stig-Magnus Thorsén, eds. Music and identity: transformation and negotiation. Stellenbosch: Sun Press, 2007. x, 414 p. ISBN 9781919980850. ISBN 1919980857. LC 2008-564081.

Anderson, Marisa, ed. Rock ’n’ roll camp for girls: how to start a band, write songs, record an album, and rock out!! San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2008. 191 p. ISBN 9780811852227. ISBN 0811852229. LC 2008-010677.

Anderson, William M., and Joy E. Lawrence. Integrating music into the elementary classroom. 8th ed. Boston, MA: Schirmer Cengage Learning, 2008. xxii, 490 p. ISBN 9780495569855. ISBN 0495569852. ISBN 9780495571841 (folded leaf). ISBN 0495571849 (folded leaf). LC 2008-941921.

Apter, Jeff. Fortunate son: the unlikely rise of Keith Urban. Milsons Point, N.S.W. Enfield: Bantam; Publishers Group UK, distributor, 2009. vi, 312 p. ISBN 9781741668087 (pbk.). ISBN 1741668085 (pbk.). LC 2009-396167.

Arundhati, P. Vadyavinoda in Mānasollāsa: instrumental music in Mānasollāsa. 2d ed. New Delhi: P. Arudhanti, 2007. vi, 117 p. LC 2007-341164.

Asch, Amy ed. The complete lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II. New York: Knopf, 2008. xxiv, 422 p. ISBN 9780375413582. LC 2008-009549.

Aspinall, Julie. Kylie: queen of the world. London: John Blake, 2008. 258 p., 16 p. of plates. ISBN 9781844545872 (pbk.). ISBN 1844545873 (pbk.). LC 2009-535359.

Assante, Ernesto. Legends of rock: the artists, instruments, myths, and history of 50 years of youth music. Vercelli, Italy: White Star Publishers, 2007. 463 p. ISBN 9788854402812. ISBN 8854402818. LC 2009-535357.

Atkinson, Charles M. The critical nexus: tone-system, mode, and notation in early medieval music. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. xiii, 306 p. ISBN 9780195148886 (alk. paper). ISBN 0195148886 (alk. paper). LC 2007-011368.

AMS studies in music

Aubrey, Elizabeth, ed. Poets and singers: on Latin and vernacular monophonic song. Farnham, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009. xxxvi, 523 p. ISBN 9780754627074 (hbk.). ISBN 0754627071 (hbk.). LC 2007-943183.

Music in medieval Europe

Auguste, Bryan. Unity beyond the cricket field: national anthems, flags and mottos of Caribbean nations. Rev. ed. Ottawa: Light of Hope Publications, 2007. ii, 54 p. ISBN 9780968352878. ISBN 0968352871. LC 2007-407340.

Baig, Khalid. Slippery stone: understanding Islam’s stance on music and singing. Garden Grove, CA: Open Mind Press, 2008. xix, 361 p. ISBN 0975515721 (alk. paper). LC 2008-931247.

Bailey, Diane. Mary J. Blige. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 2009. 48 p. ISBN 9781435850552 (library binding). ISBN 9781435854413 (pbk.). ISBN 9781435854475 (6-pack). LC 2008-012607.

Library of hip-hop biographies

Bailey, Wayne. Conducting: the art of communication. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. x, 181 p. ISBN 9780195366518 (spiral (main)). LC 2007-038721.

Balmer, Paul. Gibson Les Paul manual: how to buy, maintain and set up the legendary Les Paul electric guitar. Sparkford: Haynes, 2008. 175 p. ISBN 9781844254781 (hbk.). ISBN 184425478X (hbk.). LC...