What defines pop music? Why do we consider some styles as easier
listening than others? Arranged in three parts: Aesthetics and
Authenticity - Groove, Sampling and Industry - Subjectivity,
Ethnicity and Politics, this collection of essays by a group of
international scholars deals with these questions in diverse ways.
This volume prepares the reader for the debates around pop's
intricate historical, aesthetic and cultural roots. The
intellectual perspectives on offer present the interdisciplinary
aspects of studying music and, spanning more than twenty-five
years, these essays form a snapshot of some of the authorial voices
that have shaped the specific subject matter of pop criticism
within the broader field of popular music studies. A common thread
running through these essays is the topic of interpretation and its
relation to conceptions of musicality, subjectivity and aesthetics.
The principle aim of this collection is to demonstrate that pop
music needs to be evaluated on its own terms within the cultural
contexts that make it meaningful.
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