| Title:
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READING POP
APPROACHES TO TEXTUAL ANALYSIS IN POPULAR MUSIC |
| By: |
Richard Middleton (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£59.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198166117 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198166115 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
8 June, 2000 |
| Pages: |
400 |
| Description: |
Reading Pop collects together key essays on the interpretation of pop songs previously published in the journal Popular Music. In sixteen varied studies by many of the best-known scholars, all the most influential approaches are represented. A newly written introduction by leading pop academic Richard Middleton puts them into context and outlines the main debates. A select bibliography of other writings on pop music analysis adds to the usefulnessof the book, which will become a central text in popular music studies. |
| Synopsis: |
Reading Pop collects together key essays on the interpretation of pop songs previously published in the journal Popular Music. In sixteen varied studies by many of the best-known scholars, all the most influential approaches are represented. A newly written introduction by leading pop academic Richard Middleton puts them into context and outlines the main debates. A select bibliography of other writings on pop music analysis adds to the usefulness of the book, which will become a central text in popular music studies. |
| Illustrations: |
6 halftones, numerous music examples |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |