Popular Music Genres : : An Introduction / / Stuart Borthwick, Ron Moy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Borthwick, Stuart,; Moy, Ron,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; 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 rhyme --; 10 lndie: the politics of production and distribution --; 11 Jungle: the breakbeat's revenge --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474428767; 9783110780468
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474428767
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Stuart Borthwick, Ron Moy.

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748617456);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.FeaturesIntroduces key terms and concepts in the study of popular musicIncludes recommended further readings and audio texts at the end of each chapterProvides a glossary of key theoretical terms for reference. "