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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453209703321

Autore

Everett Walter <1954->

Titolo

The foundations of rock [[electronic resource] ] : from "Blue suede shoes" to  "Suite : Judy blue eyes" / / Walter Everett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-972407-5

1-281-82587-5

9786611825874

0-19-971870-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (442 p.)

Disciplina

781.66/09046

Soggetti

Rock music - Analysis, appreciation

Popular music - Analysis, appreciation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-410) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; CHAPTER 1 Drums, Other Percussion, and a Bit about Rhythm; CHAPTER 2 Guitars, the Bass, and an Introduction to Harmony; CHAPTER 3 Keyboards and a Summary of Early-Rock Instrumentation; CHAPTER 4 Sweetening with Band, Orchestral, and Other Instruments; CHAPTER 5 Vocal Color, Technique, and Arrangement; CHAPTER 6 Forms: Phrases and Sections; CHAPTER 7 Melody: Materials and Patterns; CHAPTER 8 Chord Construction; CHAPTER 9 Diatonic Harmonic Function; CHAPTER 10 Harmony in Minor and Other Nonmajor Modes; CHAPTER 11 Chromatic Harmony; CHAPTER 12 Musical Time: Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo

CHAPTER 13 Engineering the MasterCHAPTER 14 Creating an Interpretation; Appendix: Lexicon of Chord Symbols; Further Print Resources in Pop-Rock Music of the 1950s-60s; Index of Topics

Sommario/riassunto

Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Website; List of Text's Figures, Tables, and Photographs. 1. Drums, Other Percussion, and a Bit About Rhythm. 2. Guitars, the Bass, and an Introduction to Harmony. n3. Keyboards and a Summary of Early-Rock. 5. Vocal Color, Technique, and Arrangement. 6. Forms: Phrases and Sections. 7. Melody: Materials



and Patterns. 8. Chord Construction. 9. Diatonic Harmonic Function. 10. Harmony in Minor and Other Non-Major Modes. 11. Chromatic Harmony. 12. Musical Time: Rhythm, Meter and Tempo. 13. Engineering the Master. 14. Creating an Interpretation. Appendix: Lexicon o