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Song Means: Analysing and Interpreting Recorded Popular Song
Allan F. Moore
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Paperback. The academic community is now well placed to discuss exactly what is going on in any example of popular music and the theoretical foundation for such analytical work has also been laid, although there is as yet no general agreement over all the details. This title presents a study of recorded popular song, from the recordings of the 1920s onwards. Series Editor(s): Scott, Professor Derek B.; Hawkins, Professor Stan; Burns, Professor Lori. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, Includes 3 b&w illustrations and 94 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 768. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. 434 pages, includes 94 music examples, 3 b&w figures & 7 tables. The academic community is now well placed to discuss exactly what is going on in any example of popular music and the theoretical foundation for such analytical work has also been laid, although there is as yet no general agreement over all the details. This title presents a study of recorded popular song, from the recordings of the 1920s onwards. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVA. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight: 766.
The musicological study of popular music has developed, particularly over the past twenty years, into an established aspect of the discipline. The academic community is now well placed to discuss exactly what is going on in any example of popular music and the theoretical foundation for such analytical work has also been laid, although there is as yet no general agreement over all the details of popular music theory. However, this focus on the what of musical detail has left largely untouched the larger question - so what? What are the consequences of such theorization and analysis? Scholars from outside ... Read more
The musicological study of popular music has developed, particularly over the past twenty years, into an established aspect of the discipline. The academic community is now well placed to discuss exactly what is going on in any example of popular music and the theoretical foundation for such analytical work has also been laid, although there is as yet no general agreement over all the details of popular music theory. However, this focus on the what of musical detail has left largely untouched the larger question - so what? What are the consequences of such theorization and analysis? Scholars from outside ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
434
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
625g
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409438021
SKU
V9781409438021
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About Allan F. Moore
Allan F. Moore is Professor of Popular Music at the University of Surrey. Author of seven monographs and edited collections, he is series editor for Ashgate's Library of Essays in Popular Music, has been on the editorial board of Popular Music since 2000, and was founding co-editor of twentieth-century music. He has published nearly 100 articles and reviews in the ... Read more
Reviews for Song Means: Analysing and Interpreting Recorded Popular Song
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2012 'Moore’s methodology is clear and easy to follow... [His] discussion of how listeners react to recordings is just as strong as his discussion of melodic modes. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.' Choice 'Song Means is an astonishing achievement, and an exceptionally important book. Drawing ... Read more