Music-Genres & Styles-Pop Vocal

The Beatles' lives and work continue to delight fans and influence musicians half a century since their heyday. Yet their contribution to contemporary culture and their relationship to social change remain controversial topics in need of reappraisal. This collection brings together fourteen leading scholars...

Manic Street Preachers burst onto the music scene in the early nineties as a working-class quartet of fresh faced punks adorned in eyeliner and spray paint. The furious political diatribes of their early work soon morphed into melancholic anthems that filled sports stadiums and...

CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES: WOMEN VOLUME III: FROM AESCHYLUS TO RACINEAuthor: Leon KatzISBN-10: 1557836140ISBN-13: 9781557836144Publisher: Applause BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2004Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.26w x 0.90d

Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force, this book focuses on the 'dark side' of the subject. It is a pioneering examination of the ways in which popular music has been deployed in association with violence,...

Four Parts, No Waiting investigates the role that vernacular, barbershop-style close harmony has played in American musical history, in American life, and in the American imagination. Starting with a discussion of the first craze for Austrian four-part close harmony in the 1830s, Averill traces...

Experience the definitive biography of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the twentieth century with this eye-opening book featuring a foreword by Gabrielle Drake and over 75 photos, many rare or previously unseen. In 1968, Nick Drake had everything to live for. The product...

Born from extensive international research, Global Tribe documents a little understood global dance culture that has mushroomed all over the world since its beginnings in diverse psychedelic music scenes flourishing in Goa, India, in the 1970s and 1980s. From small parties to major international...

In Soundtracks of Asian America, Grace Wang explores how Asian Americans use music to construct narratives of self, race, class, and belonging in national and transnational spaces. She highlights how they navigate racialization in different genres by considering the experiences of Asians and Asian...

Popular music is a cultural form much rooted in space and place. This book interprets the meaning of music from a spatial perspective and, in doing so it furthers our understanding of broader social relations and trends, including identity, attachment to place, cultural economies,...

Born into the famous family of piano makers, Lucy Broadwood (1858-1929) became one of the chief collectors and scholars of the first English folk music revival in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Privately educated and trained as a classical musician and singer,...

Author: Leonard RobertoISBN-10: 0595213626ISBN-13: 9780595213627Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.08w x 0.22d

In this fascinating social history of music in Los Angeles from the 1880s to 1940, Catherine Parsons Smith ventures into an often neglected period to discover that during America's Progressive Era, Los Angeles was a center for making music long before it became a...

This survey of the most significant modern composers and their techniques has become a standard work on the constantly shifting musical developments during the greater part of the twentieth century. In a concise and accessible narrative, Whittall examines the continued but declining commitment to...

The world's most famous mononym, Madonna may be outspoken, but she's never outgunned. With a loyal legion of millions of adoring fans, who have stayed by her side for more than four decades, Madonna has inspired and influenced the hearts, souls, and minds of...

A first biography of one of Britain's leading lyric songwriters. The Man Who Wrote The Teddy Bears' Picnic tells the story of Irish-born Jimmy Kennedy, one of the last - and arguably the finest - of the professional Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the...

Micheal Jackson: A Coloring Book that is Inspired by The King of Pop * 50 one sided pages to prevent bleed-through* Images of the king of pop in outfits from some of his popular songs and his general appearance* Soft matte covers- smooth to...

From Adele to Madonna, Stevie Nicks to Whitney Houston, Diva Legends Alphabet explores the A to Z of powerful female soloists who have broken boundaries for women in modern music. Get this book under the spotlight, as it's sure to be a smash hit...

(Harp). This easy-to-read chart for pedal harpists by Sylvia Woods includes the pedal diagrams for the most commonly used glissandos: 6th, minor 7th, suspended 4, diminished 7th, augmented, and whole tone. Several possible pedal configurations are listed for many of the glisses, so you...

(Harp). This easy-to-read chord and scale chart by Sylvia Woods has everything you need for quick reference on one laminated, 2-sided, 3-hole-punched, 8 1/2 x 11 sheet. It includes the chord construction for every major, minor, augmented, diminished, suspended, 6th, minor 6th, dominant 7th,...

"[W]ill command the rapt attention of casual fans and scholars alike." Booklist, Starred Review - This 2nd book in the Prince Studio Sessions series chronicles the years immediately following the Purple Rain era. Author: Duane TudahlISBN-10: 1538166348ISBN-13: 9781538166345Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2022Pages:...

Hip hop is a global form of creative expression. In Cuba, Brazil, and Haiti, rappers refuse the boundaries of hip hop's US genesis, claiming the art form as a means to empower themselves and their communities in the face of postcolonial racial and class...

In Cuba and the USA: A Musical Journey the author takes the reader on a voyage filled with pianos, congas, trumpets, drums, guitars, claves and many other instruments. Singers from the past and present are also remembered, this is a book for all music...

Hip hop is a global form of creative expression. In Cuba, Brazil, and Haiti, rappers refuse the boundaries of hip hop's US genesis, claiming the art form as a means to empower themselves and their communities in the face of postcolonial racial and class...

Teen pop is a sub-genre of popular music marketed to tweens and teens. Its melodic yearning and veneer of sincerity appeal to an emerging romantic eroticism and autonomy. But tweens and teens buy music that isn't primarily marketed to them, too. Teen pop encompasses...

A combination dictionary and annotated discography, videography and bibliography, this sourcebook brings together listings of materials on the Rastafarian movement and reggae music. . . . This sourcebook serves as a good introduction to Rastafari and reggae. Reference Books Bulletin Coinciding with the sixtieth...

The first book to critically examine the legacy of pop superstar Mariah Carey. When it comes to Mariah Carey, star power is never in doubt. She has sold hundreds of millions of albums and cut more chart-topping hits than any other solo artist--ever. And...

Despite the presence of the Flaming Lips in a commercial for a copier and Iggy Pop's music in luxury cruise advertisements, Jeffrey T. Nealon argues that popular music has not exactly been co-opted in the American capitalist present. Contemporary neoliberal capitalism has, in fact,...

Is God Funky or What?: Black Biblical Culture and Contemporary Popular Music complicates the traditional categories of sacred and secular by exposing religious rhetoric of contemporary popular black music and revealing a biblical-based spirituality that forms the cultural context.Author: Rochelle Brock, Theodore W. BurghISBN-10:...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 12 songs from the Grammy -winning sophomore release by the first-ever winner of American Idol: Addicted * Behind These Hazel Eyes * Breakaway * Hear Me * I Hate Myself for Losing You * Since U Been Gone * Where Is...

David Nichols tells the story of Australian rock and pop music from 1960 to 1985 - formative years in which the nation cast off its colonial cultural shackles and took on the world. Generously illustrated and scrupulously researched, Dig combines scholarly accuracy with populist...

Meet Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, and Rose - the four members of the all-conquering K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK. Since making their debut in South Korea in 2016, BLACKPINK's meteoric rise to global fame has seen them storm the charts, sell out arenas and achieve multi-platinum...

What is postmodern music and how does it differ from earlier styles, including modernist music? What roles have electronic technologies and sound production played in defining postmodern music? Has postmodern music blurred the lines between high and popular music? Addressing these and other questions,...

(Easy Guitar). This 2006 Irish film captured the hearts of movie-goers, and its stage adaptation took the Tony Awards by storm. Here are easy guitar arrangements in notes and tab for the 13 awesome songs by the Swell Season. Includes the Academy Award-winning ballad...

How is Latin American music heard, by whom, and why? Many in the United States believe Latin American musicians make "Latin music"--which carries with it a whole host of assumptions, definitions, and contradictions. In their own countries, these expatriate musicians might generate immense national...

The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical provides a comprehensive academic survey of British musical theatre offering both a historical account of the musical's development from 1728 and a range of in-depth critical analyses of the unique forms and features of British musicals, which...

With her deeply personal songwriting, countless hit songs, and genre-bending yet unmistakable sound, Taylor Swift has cemented her status as one of pop music's most iconic and culture-defining voices. On the heels of her latest album, "Midnights," this visually stunning book pays tribute to...

A celebration of Lizzo's love and light. We all want a bit more Lizzo in our lives! A global superstar who has become a beacon of hope for the marginalised as well as the mainstream. Lizzo spreads messages of joy, self-love and self-acceptance every....

Kate Bush: the subject of murmured legend and one of the most distinctive musicians of modern times. Featuring details from the author's conversations with Kate and other luminaries--as well as vignettes of key songs, albums, videos, and concerts--this artful, candid, and often brutally funny...

'Fascinating and authoritative' The Daily ExpressSunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon: Harry Styles.Harry Styles has grown up. The One Direction boy-band member so loved by millions has become a truly global superstar and genuine icon...

Author: Suk-Young KimISBN-10: 110894003XISBN-13: 9781108940030Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/09/2023Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.65d

An award-winning music author takes a serious look at a playful question of pop history: what if the Beatles had created one more album? This is the story of the great lost Beatles album. The end of the Beatles wasn't inevitable. It came through...

What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into...

The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, founded in Los Angeles in 1952, was widely acclaimed as the first small ensemble in jazz that did not include a chordal instrument such as a piano or guitar. Using original scores and detailed transcriptions of Mulligan's work, The Gerry...

An absorbing look at one of the wildest rumors to ever come out of the entertainment world- the "Paul is Dead" legend. The authors detail the history behind the rumor, and numerous figures from show business, as well as Beatles experts, share their own...

Devo may have become synonymous with the crass commercialism of 80s new wave, but many of their guiding principles are firmly rooted in the idealism of the 60s. Taking a willfully non-traditional approach to the surprisingly conservative world of rock music, they sought inspiration...

"A stunning new photo-packed book" -E! News The perfect gorgeous pocket-sized hardcover gift book for all Harry Styles fans, packed with 100+ amazing photos and with a gold-foil stamped cover. Plus, top cultural, music and fashion contributors discuss Harry's cultural significance and answer the...

An absorbing look at one of the wildest rumors to ever come out of the entertainment world- the "Paul is Dead" legend. The authors detail the history behind the rumor, and numerous figures from show business, as well as Beatles experts, share their own...

Author: Suk-Young KimISBN-10: 1108837050ISBN-13: 9781108837057Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/09/2023Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d

His 1970 breakthrough single 'Your Song' began his domination of the pop charts and established his credentials to fill the post-Beatles landscape with his unique take on piano-based ballads, pop and rock. Not since 50s stars Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis had a...

NEW AND EXPANDED EDITION, NOW WITH 58 SONGSFollowing his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed musicjournalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories oficonic songs from his popular Wall Street Journal column Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some...