书名: The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music (Cambridge Companions to Music)
作者: Allan Moore (Editor)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (March 24, 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521001072
ISBN-13: 978-0521001076
Book Description
From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists figure heavily in the mythology of twentieth-century culture. This book provides an overview of both these genres, which together provide an expression of twentieth-century black US experience. Their histories are unfolded and questioned; representative songs and lyrical imagery are analysed; and perspectives are offered from the standpoint of the voice, the guitar, the piano, and also that of the working musician. A concluding chapter discusses the impact the genres have had on mainstream musical culture.
Review
"...an important addition to literature devoted to the discussion of the blues." -- Notes
"... [part of] new essentials for public, academic, and musical libraries, and they would enhance high school libraries as well." -- Against the Grain
"...This fine collection of essays represents a particularly useful introduction to the blues for undergraduates...The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music effectively enables readers to understand the meanings of these forms of African American music and their legacy." -- Yves Laberge, Institut quebecois des hautes etudes internationales, Quebec City: Journal of American Folklore
About the Author
Allan Moore is Head of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Surrey, UK. He has written widely on popular music and is author of The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Cambridge University Press 1997), and Rock: The Primary Text (1993).
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作者: Allan Moore (Editor)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (March 24, 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521001072
ISBN-13: 978-0521001076
Book Description
From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists figure heavily in the mythology of twentieth-century culture. This book provides an overview of both these genres, which together provide an expression of twentieth-century black US experience. Their histories are unfolded and questioned; representative songs and lyrical imagery are analysed; and perspectives are offered from the standpoint of the voice, the guitar, the piano, and also that of the working musician. A concluding chapter discusses the impact the genres have had on mainstream musical culture.
Review
"...an important addition to literature devoted to the discussion of the blues." -- Notes
"... [part of] new essentials for public, academic, and musical libraries, and they would enhance high school libraries as well." -- Against the Grain
"...This fine collection of essays represents a particularly useful introduction to the blues for undergraduates...The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music effectively enables readers to understand the meanings of these forms of African American music and their legacy." -- Yves Laberge, Institut quebecois des hautes etudes internationales, Quebec City: Journal of American Folklore
About the Author
Allan Moore is Head of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Surrey, UK. He has written widely on popular music and is author of The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Cambridge University Press 1997), and Rock: The Primary Text (1993).
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