Synopses & Reviews
'I did not think the second volume could possibly be as good as the first. I was wrong. So browse, read it through, or just use it as a reference - you will find there is always more to learn. It is a wonderful accomplishment. Anyone who cares about popular music should have this book.' Lawerence Grossberg, Morris Davis Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This second volume consists of some 460 entries by 130 contributors from around the world. Entries range between 250 and 5000 words, and are arranged in four parts:
Part I: Performers and Performing;
Part II: Musical Production and Transmission;
Part III: Musical Instruments;
Part IV: Musical Forms and Practice.
Entries include musical examples, bibliographies, discographies and filmographies. An extensive index is also provided.
For more information please visit:
www.continuumpopmusic.com
Synopsis
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.
Synopsis
'I did not think the second volume could possibly be as good as the first. I was wrong. So browse, read it through, or just use it as a reference - you will find there is always more to learn. It is a wonderful accomplishment. Anyone who cares about popular music should have this book.' Lawerence Grossberg, Morris Davis Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This second volume consists of some 460 entries by 130 contributors from around the world. Entries range between 250 and 5000 words, and are arranged in four parts: Part I: Performers and Performing; Part II: Musical Production and Transmission; Part III: Musical Instruments; Part IV: Musical Forms and Practice. Entries include musical examples, bibliographies, discographies and filmographies. An extensive index is also provided. For more information please visit:
www.continuumpopmusic.com
Synopsis
'I did not think the second volume could possibly be as good as the first. I was wrong. So browse, read it through, or just use it as a reference - you will find there is always more to learn. It is a wonderful accomplishment. Anyone who cares about popular music should have this book.' Lawerence Grossberg, Morris Davis Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This second volume consists of some 460 entries by 130 contributors from around the world. Entries range between 250 and 5000 words, and are arranged in four parts:
Part I: Performers and Performing;
Part II: Musical Production and Transmission;
Part III: Musical Instruments;
Part IV: Musical Forms and Practice.
Entries include musical examples, bibliographies, discographies and filmographies. An extensive index is also provided.
For more information please visit:
www.continuumpopmusic.com
Table of Contents
PrefacePart I: Performers and Performing GroupsIndividualsPerformance TechniquesPart II: Musical Production and TransmissionPersonnelProcesses: Interpretative/TechnologicalTechnologiesPart III: Musical InstrumentsFound InstrumentsGuitarsKeyboard InstrumentsMechanical InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsStringed InstrumentsVoiceWind InstrumentsPart IV: Musical Form and PracticeFormHarmonyMelodyRhythmThe PieceTimbreWords, Images and MovementIndex