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Lost in Music: Culture, Style and the Musical Event book cover

1st Edition

Lost in Music Culture, Style and the Musical Event

Edited By Avron Levine White Copyright 1987
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge
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This collection of essays, first published in 1987, provides a sociological treatment of many musical forms – rock, jazz, classical – with special emphasis on the perspective of the practising musician. Among the topics covered are the legal structures governing musical production and the question of copyright; recording and production technology; the social character of musical style; and the... Read more

1. Introduction Avron Levine White  Part 1. The Social Character of Music  2. Performance as Ritual: Sketch for an Enquiry into the True Nature of a Symphony Concert Christopher Small  3. The Social Interpretation of Modern Jazz Alan Lewis  4. Towards a Sociology of Musical Styles John Shepherd  Part 2. Words and Music  5. Why Do Songs Have Words? Simon Frith  6. The Price You Pay: An Introduction to the Life and Songs of Laurence Price Dave Harker  Part 3. Convention and Constraint in Working Life  7. Popular Music and the Law: Who Owns the Song? Avron Levine White  8. A Professional Jazz Group Avron Levine White  9. Convention and Constraint Among British Semi-Professional Jazz Musicians Harry Christian  Part 4. Recording Music  10. Technology in the Art of Recording Stephen Struthers  11. Coda: Making Sense of the Musical World John Blacking

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Edited by White, Avron Levine

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