The words and music of Sting / / Christopher Gable

• Autore: Gable Christopher <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger Publishers, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (170 p.)
• Disciplina: 782.42166092
• Soggetto topico: Rock music - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-144), discography (p. [121]-124), filmography(p. [113]-120], and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Police. Outlandos d'amour ; Reggatta de blanc ; Zenyatta mondatta ; Ghost in the machine -- Synchronicity to superstardom -- Going solo. The dream of the blue turtles ; Bring on the night -- Mother and father. --Nothing like the sun ; The soul cages -- Return. Ten summoner's tales ; Fields of gold and demolition man ; Mercury falling -- Hope and terror. Brand new day ; --All this time ; Sacred love.
• Sommario/riassunto: Sting has successfully established himself as one of the most important singer-songwriters in Western popular music over the past twenty years. His affinity for collaborative work and disparate musical styles has pushed his music into an astonishing array of contexts, but no matter what the style or who the collaborator, Sting's voice always remains distinct, and this fact has earned him success amongst a correspondingly broad audience. The Words and Music of Sting subdivides Sting's life and works into rough periods of creative activity and offers a fantastic opportunity to view Sting's many
• Titolo autorizzato: The words and music of Sting
• ISBN: 1-282-41605-7; 9786612416057; 1-57356-729-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809271003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Praeger singer-songwriter collection.