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David Shepherd - Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8: Genres: North America - 9781441160782 - V9781441160782
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Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8: Genres: North America

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Description for Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8: Genres: North America Hardback. A reference to a range of American musical styles, from Barbershop to Bluegrass and from Ragtime to Rockabilly. It also includes discussions on cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; and, typical features of performance and presentation. Editor(s): Horn, David; Shepherd, John. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 176 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1138.
This is a comprehensive and authoritative reference to a huge range of American musical styles, from Barbershop to Bluegrass and from Ragtime to Rockabilly. The six "EPMOW Genre" volumes contain entries on the genres of music that have been or currently are popular in countries and communities all over the world. Included are discussions on cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; typical features of performance and presentation; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441160782
SKU
V9781441160782
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About David Shepherd
David Horn was a founding editor of the journal Popular Music (Cambridge University Press, 1981+), and a founding member of IASPM (The International Association for the Study of Popular Music). He was Director of the Institute of Popular Music at the University of Liverpool from 1988 until his retirement in 2002. Together with the blues scholar Paul Oliver he first ... Read more

Reviews for Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8: Genres: North America
Volume 8 of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World is a comprehensive and incredibly useful guide to the musical styles of North America. The combination of history and description in the text, with the addition of bibliographies and discographies, makes EPMOW the ideal book with which to survey the vast array of musical genres associated with North America. ... Read more

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