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Jimi Hendrix: Soundscapes
Marie-Paule Macdonald
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Description for Jimi Hendrix: Soundscapes
Paperback. Jimi Hendrix: Soundscapes offers fascinating new insight into Hendrix's resounding talent and the way he exploited the physical places and noise around him to create his distinct, innovative sound. Series: Reaktion Books - Reverb. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Jimi Hendrix as 'arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music'. He played at a time when electric amplification extended the scope of the instrument to three-dimensional, urban space. Bob Dylan theorized that Hendrix found new spaces in his songs.Jimi Hendrix: Soundscapes shows how Hendrix created music in particular places - from the California coast to New York City, his beginnings in Seattle and his end in London. Marie-Paule Macdonald shows Hendrix to be a city-dweller, nighthawk and wanderer who favoured the modest surroundings of ordinary buildings and public places ... Read more
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Jimi Hendrix as 'arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music'. He played at a time when electric amplification extended the scope of the instrument to three-dimensional, urban space. Bob Dylan theorized that Hendrix found new spaces in his songs.Jimi Hendrix: Soundscapes shows how Hendrix created music in particular places - from the California coast to New York City, his beginnings in Seattle and his end in London. Marie-Paule Macdonald shows Hendrix to be a city-dweller, nighthawk and wanderer who favoured the modest surroundings of ordinary buildings and public places ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Reaktion Books - Reverb
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780235301
SKU
V9781780235301
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Ref
99-15
About Marie-Paule Macdonald
Marie-Paule Macdonald is a professor of architectural and urban design at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. She is the author of "Rockspaces" and "Wild in the Streets."
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