UID:
almafu_9959695956602883
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 208 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-48561-4
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0-511-99871-6
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1-280-43352-3
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0-511-07796-3
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0-511-17860-3
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0-511-20276-8
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0-511-30583-4
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0-511-07639-8
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to music
Content:
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. The styles in which they sang have proved hugely influential to generations of popular singers, from the wholesale adoptions of singers like Robert Cray or James Brown, to the subtler vocal appropriations of Mariah Carey. Their own music, and how it operates, is not, however, always seen as valid in its own right. This book provides an overview of both these genres, which worked together to provide an expression of twentieth-century black US experience. Their histories are unfolded and questioned; representative songs and lyrical imagery are analysed; perspectives are offered from the standpoint of the voice, the guitar, the piano, and also that of the working musician. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact the genres have had on mainstream musical culture.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
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Surveying the field : our knowledge of blues and gospel music /
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Labels : identifying categories of blues and gospel /
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The development of the blues /
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The development of gospel music /
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Twelve key recordings /
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"Black twice" : performance conditions for blues and gospel artists /
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Vocal expression in the blues and gospel /
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The guitar /
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Keyboard techniques /
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Imagery in the lyrics : an initial approach /
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Appropriations of blues and gospel in popular music /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-00107-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-80635-6
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
