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Popular Music Genres offers a different introduction to the study of popular music. Key to the book is the notion of genre! It is a welcome addition to teachers of popular music who have problems getting their undergraduate students, who would rightly or wrongly much rather learn about 'popular music itself', interested in the compliated and sometimes obscure theories of cultural studies and popular music research. -- Sanna Rojola, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Popular Music Genres offers a different introduction to the study of popular music. Key to the book is the notion of genre! It is a welcome addition to teachers of popular music who have problems getting their undergraduate students, who would rightly or wrongly much rather learn about 'popular music itself', interested in the compliated and sometimes obscure theories of cultural studies and popular music research.
Product Description
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.
作者简介
Stuart Borthwick and Ron Moy are both lecturers at Liverpool's John Moores University. For the past ten years, they have devoted themselves to the delivery of a range of undergraduate courses, and now run a degree program in Popular Music Studies.
目录信息
1 Soul: from gospel to groove
2 Funk: the breakbeat starts here
3 Psychedelia: in my mind's eye
4 Progressive rock: breaking the blues' lineage
5 Punk rock: artifice or authenticity?
6 Reggae: the aesthetic logic of a diasporan culture
7 Synthpop: into the digital age
8 Heavy metal: noise for the boys?
9 Rap: the word, rhythm and thyme
10 Indie: the politics of production and distribution
11 Jungle: the breakbeat's revenge
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作者是英国人，书里有些对英国政治环境的分析、及由此影响下的流行音乐发展很不错，从中也可以看到英美流行音乐的不同取向
评分更新这本书的简介目录什么的很有成就感的赶脚。。。对摇滚乐有兴趣的都可以读一读 教科书级别
评分更新这本书的简介目录什么的很有成就感的赶脚。。。对摇滚乐有兴趣的都可以读一读 教科书级别
评分更新这本书的简介目录什么的很有成就感的赶脚。。。对摇滚乐有兴趣的都可以读一读 教科书级别
评分作者是英国人，书里有些对英国政治环境的分析、及由此影响下的流行音乐发展很不错，从中也可以看到英美流行音乐的不同取向
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