Popular Music Genres: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Borthwick, Stuart; Moy, Ron

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748617450 ISBN 13 : 9780748617456

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2004

Synopsis

An accessible introduction to the study of popular music, this book takes a schematic approach to a range of popular music genres, and examines them in terms of their antecedents, histories, visual aesthetics and socio-political contexts. At the centre of each chapter is a textual analysis of key examples of the genres concerned: soul, psychedelia, progressive rock, reggae, funk, heavy metal, punk rock, rap, synthpop, indie, jungle. Within this interdisciplinary and genre-based focus, readers will gain insights into the relationships between popular music, cultural history, economics, politics, iconography, production techniques, technology, marketing, and musical structure. Features*Introduces key terms and concepts in the study of popular music*Includes recommended further readings and audio texts at the end of each chapter*Provides a glossary of key theoretical terms for reference.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Stuart Borthwick is a lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University.

Ron Moy is a lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University. For the past ten years, he has devoted himself to the delivery of a range of undergraduate courses, and now runs a degree programme in Popular Music Studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748617450
• ISBN 13: 9780748617456
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible