Expression in Pop-rock Music: A Collection of Critical and Analytical EssaysThis collection of essays, written by ten leading musicologists and music theorists specializing in popular music, presents a wide range of scholarly approaches to understanding artistic expression in rock music. Covering such artists as Frank Zappa, U2, Genesis, The Cure, Tori Amos, and Sarah McLachlan, these writings provide fascinating insights into the music that are suitable for scholars, students, and popular music fans alike. Index. |
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Contents
Music Contexts and Meaning in U2 | 33 |
LargeScale Strategy and Compositional Design | 77 |
JazzRock? RockJazz? Stylistic Crossover | 113 |
VoiceLeading | 247 |
Confessions from Blueberry Hell | 269 |
Contributors | 347 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Expression in Pop-rock Music: A Collection of Critical and Analytical Essays Volume 2 of Contemporary music studies Volume 2102 of Garland reference library of the humanities Volume 2 of Studies in contemporary music and culture, [Garland reference library of the humanities |
| Editor | Walter Everett |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0815331606, 9780815331605 |
| Length | 372 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B |
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