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Listen to Pop! - Exploring a Musical Genre (Hardcover)
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Listen to Pop! - Exploring a Musical Genre (Hardcover)
Series: Exploring Musical Genres
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Listen to Pop! discusses the evolution of pop music in America from
the 1950s to the present, diving into its impact on American
culture, particularly through its association with television, and
its enduring legacy. Listen to Pop!: Exploring a Musical Genre
provides readers with an overview and a history of the pop music
genre. The bulk of the book is devoted to analysis of 50 must-hear
musical examples, which include artists, songs, and albums.
Additionally, the book contains chapters that analyze the impact of
pop music on American popular culture and the legacy of pop music,
including how the music is used today in film and television
soundtracks and in television commercials. The book deals with all
of the various subgenres of pop music from the 1950s to the
present. The selection of material discussed reflects the artists,
songs, and albums topping the pop music charts of the period, and
while the volume examines these items individually, it also
discusses how our definition of pop music has evolved over the
decades. This combination of detailed examination of specific
songs, albums, and artists and discussion of background, legacy,
and impact distinguishes it from other books on the subject and
make it a vital reference and interesting read for all readers and
music aficionados. Analyzes a diversity, stylistically and
otherwise, of must-hear examples Traces the evolution of pop music
from the end of World War II to the present Extensively discusses
the interplay between popular music and television Identifies
certain formulas for success, such as the "oldies" chord
progression through the 20th century to the present
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