Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Pt. 3 : Genres

by Shepherd, John; Horn, David

• ISBN13: 9780826480446
• ISBN10: 0826480446
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-05-30
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic

Summary

The EPMOW Genre volumes contain entries on the genres of music that have been or currently are popular in countries and communities all over the world. Included are discussions on cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics (melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, amplitude); characteristic instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and use of langua≥ typical features of performance and presentation (including imagery, iconography and fashion); characteristic affiliations to class, gender, and ethnic, language and age groups; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable and influential performers and their international influence; and relationships to other genres and sub-genres. All entries conclude with a bibliography, discographical references and discography, with additional information on sheet music listings and visual recordings. Written by leading popular music scholars and other music professionals and edited by a team of distinguished scholars in the field, this encyclopedia set is the first comprehensive and scholarly reference work on popular music genres world-wide (competing texts focus on the Anglophone world, on more biographical rather than subject-based information, and often give much thinner coverage of contemporary popular music in favour of classical or traditional musics). For more information please visit: www.continuumpopmusic.com >