Popular Music Genres - An Introduction (Paperback)

An accessible introduction to the study of popular music, this book takes a schematic approach to a range of popular music genres, and examines them in terms of their antecedents, histories, visual aesthetics and socio-political contexts. At the centre of each chapter is a textual analysis of key examples of the genres concerned: soul, psychedelia, progressive rock, reggae, funk, heavy metal, punk rock, rap, synthpop, indie, jungle. Within this interdisciplinary and genre-based focus, readers will gain insights into the relationships between popular music, cultural history, economics, politics, iconography, production techniques, technology, marketing, and musical structure. Features *Introduces key terms and concepts in the study of popular music *Includes recommended further readings and audio texts at the end of each chapter *Provides a glossary of key theoretical terms for reference.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2004
Authors:	Stuart Borthwick • Ron Moy
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7486-1745-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General
LSN:	0-7486-1745-0
Barcode:	9780748617456

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