Pop Music and Easy Listening |
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| Editor:
| Hawkins, Stan |
| Series title: | The Library of Essays on Popular Music Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-2952-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $517.00 |
Book Description:
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What defines pop music? Why do we consider some styles as easier listening than others? This collection of essays by a group of international scholars shows how academics have responded to questions such as these within pop criticism over the last twenty-five years. The intellectual perspectives on offer present the interdisciplinary aspects of studying music and form a snapshot of some of the authorial voices that have shaped the specific subject matter of pop criticism within the...
More DescriptionWhat defines pop music? Why do we consider some styles as easier listening than others? This collection of essays by a group of international scholars shows how academics have responded to questions such as these within pop criticism over the last twenty-five years. The intellectual perspectives on offer present the interdisciplinary aspects of studying music and form a snapshot of some of the authorial voices that have shaped the specific subject matter of pop criticism within the broader field of popular music studies.