Suggested Reading

The following list of books may appear casual or even flippant, but the issues dealt with in this book are found more in the writings of people who write or wrote of music's effects rather than the preconditions of performance. Some of the non-musical sources have musical intent. Most do not; they are included for the broader view of societal and personal subjects that can relate to musical purposes. Of particular interest is Love and Will. To substitute the word "music" for the word "sex" in that book is to discover the macrocosm of the ills of today's musical world. Eli Sagen's book came to notice after this opus was written; it is included here because it confirms the sociological and psychological thoughts about contemporary performers that had already been expressed.