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Jazz (The Library of Essays on Popular Music)
Tony . Ed(S): Whyton
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Description for Jazz (The Library of Essays on Popular Music)
hardcover. Features the articles that provide an overview of jazz studies writings from the 1990s to the present day, and engage with issues that are central to the discourse of jazz in popular culture. This title includes studies of specific scenes, artists and periods from jazz history. Editor(s): Whyton, Tony. Series Editor(s): Moore, Professor Allan F. Series: The Library of Essays on Popular Music. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 249 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1330.
The featured articles in this volume provide an overview of jazz studies writings from the 1990s to the present day, and each text engages with issues that are central to the changing discourse of jazz in popular culture. The volume includes studies of specific scenes, artists and periods from jazz history, and also comments on broader aspects of musical discourse, from ontological considerations to the politics of canon formation, from issues of representation to international perspectives. The collection encourages readers to engage in comparative thinking and analysis, and contributions touch on a range of themes that will be ... Read more
The featured articles in this volume provide an overview of jazz studies writings from the 1990s to the present day, and each text engages with issues that are central to the changing discourse of jazz in popular culture. The volume includes studies of specific scenes, artists and periods from jazz history, and also comments on broader aspects of musical discourse, from ontological considerations to the politics of canon formation, from issues of representation to international perspectives. The collection encourages readers to engage in comparative thinking and analysis, and contributions touch on a range of themes that will be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Series
The Library of Essays on Popular Music
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754629511
SKU
V9780754629511
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About Tony . Ed(S): Whyton
Tony Whyton is Reader in Music in the School of Media, Music and Performance at the University of Salford. He is the author of Jazz Icons: Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition, Cambridge University Press (2010) and the project leader for the HERA-funded research programme Rhythm Changes: Jazz Cultures and European Identities. Tony was the founding editor of ... Read more
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