Making Popular Music (Paperback)

Jason Toynbee

ISBN 10: 0340652233 / ISBN 13: 9780340652237

Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2000

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Paperback. *Nominated for the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Book Prize*Partlybecause they are the objects of such intense adulation by fans popularmusicians remain strangely enigmatic figures, shrouded in mythology.This book looks beyond the myth and examines the diverse roles musicmakers have had to adopt in order to go about their work: designer,ventriloquist, star, delegate of the people. The musician is a dividedsubject and jack of all tradesHowever the story doesnot end here. Arguing against that strand in cultural studies whichdeconstructs all claims for authorship by the individual artist, JasonToynbee suggests that creativity should be reconceived rather thanabandoned. He argues that what is needed is a sense of 'the radius ofcreativity' within which musicians work, an approach that takes intoaccount both the embedded collectivism of popular music practice and theinstitutional power of the music industries.Drawing on awide range of theoretical positions, as well as examining musical textsfrom across the history of twentieth-century pop,this groundbreakingbook develops a powerful case for the importance of production incontemporary culture. Students of cultural and media studies, music andthe performing arts will find this book an invaluable resource. Drawing on awide range of theoretical positions, as well as examining musical textsfrom twentieth-century pop,this groundbreakingbook develops a powerful case for the importance of production incontemporary culture. Students of cultural and media studies, music andthe performing arts will find this book an invaluable resource. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Making Popular Music (Paperback)
• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0340652233
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780340652237
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

*Nominated for the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Book Prize*



Partly
because they are the objects of such intense adulation by fans popular
musicians remain strangely enigmatic figures, shrouded in mythology.
This book looks beyond the myth and examines the diverse roles music
makers have had to adopt in order to go about their work: designer,
ventriloquist, star, delegate of the people. The musician is a divided
subject and jack of all trades



However the story does
not end here. Arguing against that strand in cultural studies which
deconstructs all claims for authorship by the individual artist, Jason
Toynbee suggests that creativity should be reconceived rather than
abandoned. He argues that what is needed is a sense of 'the radius of
creativity' within which musicians work, an approach that takes into
account both the embedded collectivism of popular music practice and the
institutional power of the music industries.



Drawing on a
wide range of theoretical positions, as well as examining musical texts
from across the history of twentieth-century pop,this groundbreaking
book develops a powerful case for the importance of production in
contemporary culture. Students of cultural and media studies, music and
the performing arts will find this book an invaluable resource.

À propos de l?auteur

Jason Toynbee is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at The Open University, UK.