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Danny Elfman's Batman - A Film Score Guide (Paperback, New): Janet K. Halfyard Danny Elfman's Batman - A Film Score Guide (Paperback, New)
Janet K. Halfyard
R1,120 Discovery Miles 11 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Danny Elfman is recognized as one of the most successful, interesting, and innovative figures in recent film music composition. He came to the fore in the late 1980s in connection with his collaboration with Tim Burton on his films including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare before Christmas (1993), and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In addition to this, Elfman has composed music for more than 40 other films, including Somersby (1993), Dolores Claibourne (1995), Good Will Hunting (1997), Men in Black (1997), and Spiderman (2002). Beetlejuice was the first mainstream commercial success of the collaboration, but Batman was the film which marked Tim Burton's arrival as a major figure in Hollywood film direction, and equally established Danny Elfman as a film score composer, particularly in relation to action and fantasy genres. The score for Batman won a Grammy in 1989 and is an outstanding example of his collaboration with Burton as well as admirably demonstrating his particular talents and distinctive compositional voice. In particular, it displays the characteristic "darkness" of his orchestration in this genre and the means he uses to create a full length film score from what is often a relatively small amount of musical material, in this case the famous Batman theme. This book examines Elfman's scoring technique and provides a detailed analysis and commentary on the Batman score. The film is discussed in the context of its comic-book origins and the fantasy-action genre, setting it and its score against the late 1970s and early 1980s equivalents such as Star Wars and Superman, and revealing how Burton and Elfman between them changed the cinematic idea of what a superhero is. The book also explores Elfman's musical background, his place within the film music industry and the controversy that sprang up following the release of B

Music in Disney's Animated Features - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book (Hardcover): James Bohn Music in Disney's Animated Features - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book (Hardcover)
James Bohn; Foreword by Jeff Kurtti
R3,207 Discovery Miles 32 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Music in Disney's Animated Features James Bohn investigates how music functions in Disney animated films and identifies several vanguard techniques used inthem. In addition he also presents a history of music in Disney animated films, as well as biographical information on several of the Walt Disney Studios' seminal composers. The popularity and critical acclaim of Disney animated features truly is built as much on music as it is on animation. Beginning with Steamboat Willie and continuing through all of the animated features created under Disney's personal supervision, music was the organizing element of Disney's animation. Songsestablish character, aid in narrative, and fashion the backbone of the Studios' movies from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs through The Jungle Book and beyond. Bohn underscores these points while presenting a detailed history of music in Disney's animated films. The book includes research done at the Walt Disney Archives as well as materials gathered from numerous other facilities. In his research of the Studios' notable composers, Bohn includes perspectives from familymembers, thus lending a personal dimension to his presentation of the magical Studios' musical history. The volume's numerous musical examples demonstrate techniques used throughout the Studios' animated classics.

Bodily Expression in Electronic Music - Perspectives on Reclaiming Performativity (Hardcover): Deniz Peters, Gerhard Eckel,... Bodily Expression in Electronic Music - Perspectives on Reclaiming Performativity (Hardcover)
Deniz Peters, Gerhard Eckel, Andreas Dorschel
R4,630 Discovery Miles 46 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this book, scholars and artists explore the relation between electronic music and bodily expression from perspectives including aesthetics, philosophy of mind, phenomenology, dance and interactive performance arts, sociology, computer music and sonic arts, and music theory, transgressing disciplinary boundaries and established beliefs. The historic decoupling of action and sound generation might be seen to have distorted or even effaced the expressive body, with the retention of performance qualities via recoupling not equally retaining bodily expressivity. When, where, and what is the body expressed in electronic music then? The authors of this book reveal composers, performers, improvisers and listeners bodies, as well as the works and technologies figurative bodies as a rich source of expressive articulation. Bringing together humanities scholarship and musical arts contingent upon new media, the contributors offer inspiring thought and critical reflection for all those seriously engaged with the aesthetics of electronic music, interactive performance, and the body 's role in aesthetic experience and expression. Performativity is not only seen as being reclaimed in live electronic music, interactive arts, and installations; it is also exposed as embodied in the music and the listeners themselves.

Historical Dictionary of Russian Music (Hardcover, Second Edition): Daniel Jaffe Historical Dictionary of Russian Music (Hardcover, Second Edition)
Daniel Jaffe
R5,627 Discovery Miles 56 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Russian music today has a firm hold around the world in the repertoire of opera houses, ballet companies, and orchestras. The music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergey Rachmaninov, Sergey Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich is very much today's lingua franca both in the concert hall and on the soundtracks of international blockbusters from Hollywood. Meanwhile, the innovations of Modest Musorgsky, Alexander Borodin, and Igor Stravinsky have played their crucial role in the development of Western music, influencing the work of virtually every notable composer of the past century. Historical Dictionary of Russian Music, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 600 cross-referenced entries for each of Russia's major performing organizations and performance venues, and on specific genres such as ballet, film music, symphony and church music. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Russian Music.

Signs of Music - A Guide to Musical Semiotics (Hardcover, Reprint 2012): Eero Tarasti Signs of Music - A Guide to Musical Semiotics (Hardcover, Reprint 2012)
Eero Tarasti
R4,374 R3,918 Discovery Miles 39 180 Save R456 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Music is said to be the most autonomous and least representative of all the arts. However, it reflects in many ways the realities around it and influences its social and cultural environments. Music is as much biology, gender, gesture - something intertextual, even transcendental. Musical signs can be studied throughout their history as well as musical semiotics with its own background. Composers from Chopin to Sibelius and authors from Nietzsche to Greimas and Barthes illustrate the avenues of this new discipline within semiotics and musicology.

Listen to Soul! - Exploring a Musical Genre (Hardcover): James E. Perone Listen to Soul! - Exploring a Musical Genre (Hardcover)
James E. Perone
R2,193 Discovery Miles 21 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Listen to Soul! Exploring a Musical Genre provides an overview of soul music for fans of the genre, with a focus on 50 must-hear singers, songs, and albums that define it. Listen to Soul! Exploring a Musical Genre provides both an overview and a critical analysis of what makes soul music in the United States. A list of 50 songs, albums, and musicians includes many of the best-known hits of the past and present as well as several important popular successes that are not necessarily on the "best-of" lists in other books. Like the other books in this series, this volume includes a background chapter followed by a chapter that contains 50 critical essays on must-hear albums, songs, and singers, approximately 1,500 words each. Chapters on the impact of soul music on popular culture and the legacy of the genre further explain the impact of these seminal compositions and musicians. This volume additionally includes a greater focus on soul music as a genre, making it a stand-out title on the topic for high school and college readers. Allows readers to quickly get a sense of the history of soul music in a broad overview Delves into critical analysis of 50 songs, albums, and musicians that define the genre Broadens the definition of what is considered soul music Discusses the impact on popular culture and legacy of soul music

Music Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - A Resource for Teachers (Hardcover): Sheila Scott Music Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder - A Resource for Teachers (Hardcover)
Sheila Scott
R3,789 Discovery Miles 37 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Music Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Resource for Teachers provides foundational information about autism spectrum disorder and strategies for engaging students with ASD in music-based activities such as singing, listening, moving, and playing instruments. This practical resource supplies invaluable frameworks for teachers who work with early-years students. The book first provides readers with background information about ASD and how students with this condition manage their behaviors in school environments. It then progresses to provide teachers with information about planning music-based instruction for students on the spectrum. In the book's midsection, readers learn how students with ASD perceive, remember, and articulate pitch perception. Following chapters present a series of practical ideas for engaging students with ASD though songs and singing and concentrate on skills in music listening, most notably on activities that motivate students with ASD to interact with others through joint attention. Challenges that individuals with ASD experience in motor processing are examined, including difficulties with gait and coordination, motor planning, object control, and imitation. This is followed by practical teaching suggestions for engaging students with activities in which movement is mediated through sound (e.g., drum beats) and music. Closing chapters introduce non-pitched percussion instruments along with activities in which children engage in multisensory experiences by playing instruments-musical activities described in preceding chapters are combined with stories and drama to create musical narratives. Music Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder is accompanied by a companion website that supplies helpful supplemental materials including audio of songs notated in the book for easy access.

The Musical Genesis of Felix Mendelssohn's Paulus (Hardcover): Siegwart Reichwald The Musical Genesis of Felix Mendelssohn's Paulus (Hardcover)
Siegwart Reichwald
R2,577 Discovery Miles 25 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Felix Mendelssohn is one of the most celebrated figures of the early Romantic period. As a composer of sacred texts, he is chiefly remembered today for the oratorios Paulus (1836) and Elijah (1846). In this groundbreaking study, Siegwart Reichwald offers a meticulous analysis of Paulus, beginning with a general overview of the oratorio traditions of the early nineteenth century. He details the phases of the compositional process of Paulus as well as principles governing its development. Numerous musical examples, figures, and tables accompany the text. This thorough treatment of Paulus, while shedding light on Mendelssohn's approach to the oratorio and to sacred music in general, will be of interest to students of musicology.

Historical Dictionary of Popular Music (Hardcover): Norman Abjorensen Historical Dictionary of Popular Music (Hardcover)
Norman Abjorensen
R4,090 Discovery Miles 40 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book seeks to trace the rise of popular music, identify its key figures and track the origins and development of its multiple genres and styles, all the while seeking to establish historical context. It is, fundamentally, a ready reference guide to the broad field of popular music over the past two centuries. It has become a truism that popular music, so pervasive in the modern world, constitutes a soundtrack to our lives - a constant though changing presence as we cross thresholds and grow from children to teenagers to adults. But it has become more than a soundtrack; it has become a narrative. Not just an accompaniment to our daily lives but incorporating our lives, our sense of identity, our lived experiences, into it. We have become part of the music just as the music has become part of us. The Historical Dictionary of Popular Music contains a chronology, an introduction, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on major figures across genres, definitions of genres, technical innovations and surveys of countries and regions. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about popular music.

Sound Relations - Native Ways of Doing Music History in Alaska (Hardcover): Jessica Bissett Perea Sound Relations - Native Ways of Doing Music History in Alaska (Hardcover)
Jessica Bissett Perea
R3,755 R3,128 Discovery Miles 31 280 Save R627 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Sound Relations delves into histories of Inuit musical life in Alaska to register the significance of sound as integral to self-determination and sovereignty. Offering radical and relational ways of listening to Inuit performances across a range of genres-from hip hop to Christian hymnody and traditional drumsongs to funk and R&B -author Jessica Bissett Perea registers how a density (not difference) of Indigenous ways of musicking from a vast archive of presence sounds out entanglements between structures of Indigeneity and colonialism. This work dismantles stereotypical understandings of "Eskimos," "Indians," and "Natives" by addressing the following questions: What exactly is "Native" about Native music? What does it mean to sound (or not sound) Native? Who decides? And how can in-depth analyses of Native music that center Indigeneity reframe larger debates of race, power, and representation in twenty-first century American music historiography? Instead of proposing singular truths or facts, this book invites readers to consider the existence of multiple simultaneous truths, a density of truths, all of which are culturally constructed, performed, and in some cases politicized and policed. Native ways of doing music history engage processes of sound worlding that envision otherwise, beyond nation-state notions of containment and glorifications of Alaska as solely an extraction site for U.S. settler capitalism, and instead amplifies possibilities for more just and equitable futures.

The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education (Hardcover): Cathy Benedict, Patrick Schmidt, Gary Spruce, Paul... The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education (Hardcover)
Cathy Benedict, Patrick Schmidt, Gary Spruce, Paul Woodford
R4,434 Discovery Miles 44 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Music education has historically had a tense relationship with social justice. One the one hand, educators concerned with music practices have long preoccupied themselves with ideas of open participation and the potentially transformative capacity that musical interaction fosters. On the other hand, they have often done so while promoting and privileging a particular set of musical practices, traditions, and forms of musical knowledge, which has in turn alienated and even excluded many children from music education opportunities. Teaching multicultural practices, for example, has historically provided potentially useful pathways for music practices that are widely thought to be socially just. However, curricula often map alien musical values onto other musics and in so doing negate the social value of these practices, grounding them in a politics of difference wherein "recognition of our difference" limits the push that might take students from tolerance to respect and to renewed understanding and interaction. The Oxford Handbook of Social Justice in Music Education provides a comprehensive overview and scholarly analyses of the major themes and issues relating to social justice in musical and educational practice and scholastic inquiry worldwide. The first section of the handbook conceptualizes social justice while framing its pursuit within broader social, historical, cultural, and political contexts and concerns. Authors in the succeeding sections of the handbook fill out what social justice entails for music teaching and learning in the home, school, university, and wider community as they grapple with issues of inclusivity and diversity, alienation, intolerance, racism, ableism, and elitism, or relating to urban and incarcerated youth, immigrant and refugee children, and, more generally, cycles of injustice that might be perpetuated by music pedagogy. The concluding section of the handbook offers specific and groundbreaking practical examples of social justice in action through a variety of educational and social projects and pedagogical practices that might inspire and guide those wishing to confront and attempt to ameliorate musical or other inequity and injustice. Consisting of 42 chapters by authors from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Finland, Greece, The Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States, the handbook will be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from undergraduate and graduate music education majors and faculty in music and other disciplines and fields to parents and other interested members of the public wishing to better understand what is social justice and why and how its pursuit in and through music education matters.

Desi Rap - Hip Hop and South Asian America (Paperback): Ajay Nair, Murali Balaji Desi Rap - Hip Hop and South Asian America (Paperback)
Ajay Nair, Murali Balaji; Contributions by Utkarsh Ambudkar, DJ Rekha, Deepti Hajela, …
R1,311 Discovery Miles 13 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Desi Rap is a collection of essays from South Asian American activists, academics, and hip-hop artists that explores four main ideas: hip-hop as a means of expression of racial identity, class status, gender, sexuality, racism, and culture; the appropriation of Black racial identity by South Asian American consumers of hip-hop; the furthering of the discourse on race and ethnic identity in the United States through hip-hop; and the exploration of South Asian Americans' use of hip-hop as a form of social protest. Ultimately, this volume is about broadening our horizons through hip-hop and embracing the South Asian American community's polycultural legacy and future.

Living Stereo - Histories and Cultures of Multichannel Sound (Hardcover): Paul Theberge, Kyle Devine, Tom Everrett Living Stereo - Histories and Cultures of Multichannel Sound (Hardcover)
Paul Theberge, Kyle Devine, Tom Everrett
R4,929 Discovery Miles 49 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Stereo is everywhere. The whole culture and industry of music and sound became organized around the principle of stereophony during the twentieth century. But nothing about this-not the invention or acceptance or ubiquity of stereo-was inevitable. Nor did the aesthetic conventions, technological objects, and listening practices required to make sense of stereo emerge fully formed, out of the blue. This groundbreaking book uncovers the vast amount of work that has been required to make stereo seem natural, and which has been necessary to maintain stereo's place as a dominant mode of sound reproduction for over half a century. The essays contained within this book are thematically grouped under (Audio) Positions, Listening Cultures, and Multichannel Sound and Screen Media; the cumulative effect is to advance research in music, sound, and media studies and to build new bridges between the fields. With contributions from leading scholars across several disciplines, Living Stereo re-tells the history of twentieth-century aural and musical culture through the lens of stereophonic sound.

Music and Song in Persia (RLE Iran B) - The Art of Avaz (Hardcover): Lloyd Miller Music and Song in Persia (RLE Iran B) - The Art of Avaz (Hardcover)
Lloyd Miller
R5,554 Discovery Miles 55 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the first full-length analysis of the theory and practice of Persian singing, demonstrating the centrality of Persian elements in the music of the Islamic Middle Ages, their relevance to both contemporary and traditional Iranian music and their interaction with classical Persian poetry and metrics.

Sheram - Songs with music notation in Armenian and transliterated English lyrics (Hardcover): Girgor (Sheram) Talyan Sheram - Songs with music notation in Armenian and transliterated English lyrics (Hardcover)
Girgor (Sheram) Talyan
R1,396 R1,175 Discovery Miles 11 750 Save R221 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Music Criticism in Vienna 1896-1897 - Critically Moving Forms (Hardcover): Sandra McColl Music Criticism in Vienna 1896-1897 - Critically Moving Forms (Hardcover)
Sandra McColl
R7,462 Discovery Miles 74 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Music Criticism in Vienna is a close study of the work of some two dozen music critics in Vienna in the fifteen months from October 1896 to December 1897, a period which saw the deaths of Bruckner and Brahms and the rise of Mahler and Richard Strauss. It reconstructs in detail the climate of musical debate in a major centre around the turn of the century.

Ombra - Supernatural Music in the Eighteenth Century (Paperback): Clive McClelland Ombra - Supernatural Music in the Eighteenth Century (Paperback)
Clive McClelland
R1,318 Discovery Miles 13 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ombra is the term which applies to an operatic scene involving the appearance of an oracle or demon, witches, or ghosts. Such scenes can be traced back to the early days of opera and were commonplace in the seventeenth century in Italy and France. Operas based on the legends of Orpheus, Iphigenia, and Alcestis provide numerous examples of ombra and extend well into the eighteenth century. Clive McClelland's Ombra: Supernatural Music in the Eighteenth Century is an in-depth examination of ombra and is many influences on classical music performance. McClelland reveals that ombra scenes proved popular with audiences not only because of the special stage effects employed, but also due to increasing use of awe-inspiring musical effects. By the end of the eighteenth century the scenes had come to be associated with an elaborate set of musical features including slow, sustained writing, the use of flat keys, angular melodic lines, chromaticism and dissonance, dotted rhythms and syncopation, tremolando effects, unexpected harmonic progressions, and unusual instrumentation, especially involving trombones. It is clearly distinct from other styles that exhibit some of these characteristics, such as the so-called 'Sturm und Drang' or 'Fantasia.' Futhermore, parallels can be drawn between these features and Edmund Burke's 'sublime of terror,' thus placing ombra music on an important position in the context of eighteenth-century aesthetic theory.

Chicago Music Scene - 1960s and 1970s (Hardcover): Dean Milano Chicago Music Scene - 1960s and 1970s (Hardcover)
Dean Milano
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music (Hardcover): Theodore Gracyk, Andrew Kania The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music (Hardcover)
Theodore Gracyk, Andrew Kania
R7,096 Discovery Miles 70 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics, subjects, thinkers and debates in philosophy and music. Over fifty entries by an international team of contributors are organised into six clear sections: general issues emotion history figures kinds of music music, philosophy and related disciplines The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy, music and musicology.

The Mind's Ear - Exercises for Improving the Musical Imagination for Performers, Composers, and Listeners (Hardcover, 3rd... The Mind's Ear - Exercises for Improving the Musical Imagination for Performers, Composers, and Listeners (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
Bruce Adolphe
R3,638 Discovery Miles 36 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Mind's Ear offers a unique approach to stimulating the musical imagination and inspiring creativity, as well as providing detailed exercises aimed at improving the ability to read and imagine music in silence, in the "mind's ear." Modelling his exercises on those used in theatre games and acting classes and drawing upon years of experience with improvisation and composition, Bruce Adolphe has written a compelling, valuable, and practical guide to musical creativity that can benefit music students at all levels and help music teachers be more effective and inspiring. This expanded edition offers 34 new exercises inspired by improv comedy, hip-hop sampling and loops, robots, and AI as well as a new section based on Mr. Adolphe's Piano Puzzlers segment on public radio's Performance Today. The book provides provocative ideas and useful tools for professional performers and composers, as well as offering games and exercises to serious listeners that can increase their musical understanding and level of engagement with music in a variety of ways.

Desi Rap - Hip Hop and South Asian America (Hardcover): Ajay Nair, Murali Balaji Desi Rap - Hip Hop and South Asian America (Hardcover)
Ajay Nair, Murali Balaji; Contributions by Utkarsh Ambudkar, DJ Rekha, Deepti Hajela, …
R2,580 Discovery Miles 25 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Desi Rap is a collection of essays from South Asian American activists, academics, and hip-hop artists that explores four main ideas: hip-hop as a means of expression of racial identity, class status, gender, sexuality, racism, and culture; the appropriation of Black racial identity by South Asian American consumers of hip-hop; the furthering of the discourse on race and ethnic identity in the United States through hip-hop; and the exploration of South Asian Americans' use of hip-hop as a form of social protest. Ultimately, this volume is about broadening our horizons through hip-hop and embracing the South Asian American community's polycultural legacy and future.

The Philosophy of Music (Paperback): William Pole The Philosophy of Music (Paperback)
William Pole; Introduction by Edward J. Dent
R1,514 Discovery Miles 15 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

The Reel World - Scoring for Pictures, Television, and Video Games (Paperback, Third Edition): Jeff Rona The Reel World - Scoring for Pictures, Television, and Video Games (Paperback, Third Edition)
Jeff Rona; Foreword by Peter Golub
R1,088 Discovery Miles 10 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This fully updated and complete guide takes you inside the world of creating music for film, television, and-unique to this third edition-video games. It addresses a wide range of topics including musical aesthetics, cutting-edge technology and techniques, and current business aspects of the industry. The Reel World is packed with insider's tips and interviews with some of the most influential film, TV, and video game composers, along with music editors, music supervisors, agents, contractors and studio executives. Rona also advises how to nurture positive relationships with your creative team and professionals in the industry. For the aspiring film, TV or video game composer, this book is a veritable cornucopia of useful information for pursuing scoring to picture as a career. Includes interviews with John Williams, Carter Burwell, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Mark Isham, Basil Poledouris, Ludwig Goeransson, Marc Shaiman, John Powell, Wendy and Lisa, Joseph Trapanese, and Michael Giacchino. This book explores... The Creative Process: Making good musical choices The psychology of a good score Continuity and contrast, economy and musicality The importance of styles Technology: The best gear for film, TV and video game scoring Home studio design Synchronization Mixing for film, TV and video game scoring Career: Getting started Industry politics Demoing and finances

Rock and Rhapsodies - The Music of Queen (Hardcover): Nick Braae Rock and Rhapsodies - The Music of Queen (Hardcover)
Nick Braae
R2,920 Discovery Miles 29 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since 1973, Queen have captivated listeners through the intense sonic palette of voices and guitars, the sprawling and epic journeys of songs, and charismatic splendour of their live performances. Rock and Rhapsodies is the first book to undertake a musicological study of the band's output, with a fundamental aim of discovering what, exactly, gave Queen's songs their magical and distinct musical identity. Focusing on the material written, recorded, and released between 1973 and 1991, author Nick Braae provides readers with an in-depth and nuanced analytical account of the group's individual musical style (or "idiolect"), and illuminates the multifaceted stylistic and historical contexts in which Queen's music was created. Aspects of Queen's songs are also used as a springboard for exploring a range of further analytical and discursive issues: the nature of a musical style; the conceptual relationship between an artist, style, and genre; form in popular songs; and the character and identity of a singing voice. Following an introduction and "primer" on Queen's idiolect, Rock and Rhapsodies presents ten further chapters, each of which offers a snapshot of a particular musical element (form, the voice), a particular subset of repertoire (Freddie Mercury's large-scale 1970s songs), or a particular era (post-1991), thus painting a rich overall picture of both the band's history and their ongoing presence in popular culture. Along the way, there is an underlying focus on interrogating and substantiating the themes and ideas that emerge from the writing, documentaries and other media on Queen, using a variety of analytical tools and close readings of songs, to demonstrate how aspects of critical reception align (or not) with musical details. Rock and Rhapsodies will reward any reader who has been enchanted by the myriad and complex musical components that make up any Queen song.

Verdi in Victorian London (Hardcover, Hardback ed.): Massimo Zicari Verdi in Victorian London (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
Massimo Zicari
R1,243 Discovery Miles 12 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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