Making Popular Music - Musicians, Creativity and Institutions (Paperback)

Partly because they are objects of such intense adulation by fans, popular musicians remain strangely enigmatic figures, shrouded in mythology. This volume looks beyond the myth and examines the diverse role music makers have had to adopt in order to go about their work: designer, ventriloquist, star, delegate of the people. Arguing against that strand in cultural studies which deconstructs all claims for authorship by the individual artist, the author suggests that creativity should be reconceived rather than abandoned. 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 20th century pop, this text develops a case for the importance of production in contemporary culture.

General

Imprint:	Hodder Arnold
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Jason Toynbee
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-340-65223-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Music industry Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
LSN:	0-340-65223-3
Barcode:	9780340652237

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