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The New Guitarscape in Critical Theory, Cultural Practice and Musical Performance (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,787
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The New Guitarscape in Critical Theory, Cultural Practice and Musical Performance (Paperback): Kevin Dawe

The New Guitarscape in Critical Theory, Cultural Practice and Musical Performance (Paperback)

Kevin Dawe

Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series

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In The New Guitarscape, Kevin Dawe argues for a re-assessment of guitar studies in the light of more recent musical, social, cultural and technological developments that have taken place around the instrument. The author considers that a detailed study of the guitar in both contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives is now absolutely essential and that such a study must also include discussion of a wide range of theoretical issues, literature, musical cultures and technologies as they come to bear upon the instrument. Dawe presents a synthesis of previous work on the guitar, but also expands the terms by which the guitar might be studied. Moreover, in order to understand the properties and potential of the guitar as an agent of music, culture and society, the author draws from studies in science and technology, design theory, material culture, cognition, sensual culture, gender and sexuality, power and agency, ethnography (real and virtual) and globalization. Dawe presents the guitar as an instrument of scientific investigation and part of the technology of globalization, created and disseminated through corporate culture and cottage industry, held close to the body but taken away from the body in cyberspace, and involved in an enormous variety of cultural interactions and political exchanges in many different contexts around the world. In an effort to understand the significance and meaning of the guitar in the lives of those who may be seen to be closest to it, as well as providing a critically-informed discussion of various approaches to guitar performance, technologies and techniques, the book includes discussion of the work of a wide range of guitarists, including Robert Fripp, Kamala Shankar, Newton Faulkner, Lionel Loueke, Sharon Isbin, Steve Vai, Bob Brozman, Kaki King, Fred Frith, John 5, Jennifer Batten, Guthrie Govan, Dominic Frasca, I Wayan Balawan, Vicki Genfan and Hasan Cihat A-rter.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
Release date: September 2016
First published: 2010
Authors: Kevin Dawe
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-25326-1
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > Guitar
Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > Guitar
Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
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LSN: 1-138-25326-X
Barcode: 9781138253261

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