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Guitar Cultures

Author : Andy Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000180859
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Guitar Cultures written by Andy Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guitar is one of the most evocative instruments in the world. It features in music as diverse as heavy metal, blues, indie and flamenco, as well as Indian classical music, village music making in Papua New Guinea and carnival in Brazil. This cross-cultural popularity makes it a unique starting point for understanding social interaction and cultural identity. Guitar music can be sexy, soothing, melancholy or manic, but it nearly always brings people together and creates a common ground even if this common ground is often the site of intense social, cultural, economic and political negotiation and contest.This book explores how people use guitars and guitar music in various nations across the world as a musical and symbolic basis for creating identities. In a world where place and space are challenged by the pace of globalization, the guitar provides images, sounds and styles that help define new cultural territories. Guitars play a crucial part in shaping the commercial music industry, educational music programmes, and local community atmosphere. Live or recorded, guitar music and performance, collecting and manufacture sustains a network of varied social exchanges that constitute a distinct cultural milieu.Representing the first sustained analysis of what the guitar means to artists and audiences world-wide, this book demonstrates that this seemingly simple material artefact resonates with meaning as well as music.

John Williams: Changing the Culture of the Classical Guitar

Author : Michael O'Toole
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429683995
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book John Williams: Changing the Culture of the Classical Guitar written by Michael O'Toole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the influence and reception of many different forms of guitar playing upon the classical guitar and more specifically through the prism of John Williams. Beginning with an examination of Andrés Segovia and his influence upon Williams’ life’s work, a further three incisive chapters cover key areas such as performance, perception, education and construction, considering social and cultural contexts of the guitar over the past century. A final chapter on new directions in classical guitar examines the change in reception of the instrument from the mid-1970s to the present day, and Williams’ impact upon what might be termed ‘standard classical guitar repertoire’. With in-depth discussion of the cultural and perceptual impact of Williams’ more daring crossover projects and numerous musical examples, this is an informative reference for all classical guitar practitioners, as well as scholars and researchers of guitar studies, reception studies, cultural musicology and performance studies. An online lecture by the author and a transcript of the author’s interview with John Williams are also available as e-resources.

"The New Guitarscape in Critical Theory, Cultural Practice and Musical Performance "

Author : Kevin Dawe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351541862
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book "The New Guitarscape in Critical Theory, Cultural Practice and Musical Performance " written by Kevin Dawe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The New Guitarscape, Kevin Dawe argues for a re-assessment of guitar studies in the light of more recent musical, social, cultural and technological developments that have taken place around the instrument. The author considers that a detailed study of the guitar in both contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives is now absolutely essential and that such a study must also include discussion of a wide range of theoretical issues, literature, musical cultures and technologies as they come to bear upon the instrument. Dawe presents a synthesis of previous work on the guitar, but also expands the terms by which the guitar might be studied. Moreover, in order to understand the properties and potential of the guitar as an agent of music, culture and society, the author draws from studies in science and technology, design theory, material culture, cognition, sensual culture, gender and sexuality, power and agency, ethnography (real and virtual) and globalization. Dawe presents the guitar as an instrument of scientific investigation and part of the technology of globalization, created and disseminated through corporate culture and cottage industry, held close to the body but taken away from the body in cyberspace, and involved in an enormous variety of cultural interactions and political exchanges in many different contexts around the world. In an effort to understand the significance and meaning of the guitar in the lives of those who may be seen to be closest to it, as well as providing a critically-informed discussion of various approaches to guitar performance, technologies and techniques, the book includes discussion of the work of a wide range of guitarists, including Robert Fripp, Kamala Shankar, Newton Faulkner, Lionel Loueke, Sharon Isbin, Steve Vai, Bob Brozman, Kaki King, Fred Frith, John 5, Jennifer Batten, Guthrie Govan, Dominic Frasca, I Wayan Balawan, Vicki Genfan and Hasan Cihat ?ter.

Race Music

Author : Guthrie P. Ramsey
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520243331
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Race Music written by Guthrie P. Ramsey and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-11-22 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the vast and various terrain of African American music, this text begins with an account of the author's own musical experiences with family and friends on the South Side of Chicago. It goes on to explore the global influence and social relevance of African American music.

Music-cultures in Contact

Author : Margaret J. Kartomi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Music-cultures in Contact written by Margaret J. Kartomi and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines music in contact situations in Andean Equador, Australia, the Central Balkans, Fiji, India, Java, Italy, Malasia etc.

Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia

Author : William P. Malm
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia written by William P. Malm and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1977 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to survey the basic kinds of music and musical instruments found in the major oriental civilizations and in the island cultures of the Eastern Hemisphere. It is also intended as an introduction to the basic attitudes, techniques, and nomenclature of the discipline of ethnomusicology. Presents a romanization of the book of vocal examples along with a translation or explanation of their meaning. A sonic glossary index at the end of each chapter shows all non-western terms in alphabetical order including a unique prononciation audio cassette. The inclusion of human figures in all new drawings add information about playing positions as well as instrument designs. Contains a unique cassette of pronunciations by noted and qualified speakers.

Global Music Cultures

Author : Bonnie C. Wade
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190643645
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book Global Music Cultures written by Bonnie C. Wade and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Global Music Cultures is a new world music textbook that helps students make thematic connections across the globe"--

Contemporary Music and Music Cultures

Author : Charles Hamm
Publisher : Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall ; Toronto : Prentice-Hall of Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Music and Music Cultures written by Charles Hamm and published by Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall ; Toronto : Prentice-Hall of Canada. This book was released on 1975 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book of essays is to provide a novel sort of introduction to music. Struck by the fact that most introductions to the art are oriented toward an historical approach or, on the other hand, cover the field of music systematically by giving attention to selected parameters such as melody, rhythm, and harmony, or to genres of music such as symphony, opera, and song, the authors were impressed by the attractiveness of an approach that focuses on music in the contemporary world, and particularly on the way in which it interacts with those social, political, and cultural processes that distinguish the twentieth century. The authors have attempted to produce a group of original essays, each of which is devoted to an approach to the study of music and musical culture, and which has one repertory or culture as its main topic of discussion. The authors view the contemporary world as consisting of the industrialized nations of the West and the developing countries of the Third World; they include among contemporary musics all sorts of musical styles that have come into existence in the twentieth century, whether their background is part and parcel of the twentieth century or whether it is to be ultimately sought in the distant past. The authors feel also that the reader will be interested in musics of the educated and elite as well as those of the broad masses of urban and rural population.

Pedal Culture

Author : Ronald Light
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493060805
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Pedal Culture written by Ronald Light and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pedal Culture is a themed exploration of guitar effects pedals as cultural artifacts, derived from a 2017 design exhibition at San Francisco State University curated by the author. An anthropological quest, understanding how effects stompboxes allow for quasi-supernatural power transference from on high to guitarists is just one of the many themes Ronald Light explores. Exhibits showcase symbolic associations in the branding of sonic effects with cultural touchstones from popular arts and culture: material manifestations of noir literature, retro-futuristic cinema, and Japanese anime; graphic metaphors for female pudenda; explicit reference to murder and mayhem; and all too obvious associations to guacamole and chips. The curatorial tone of Pedal Culture employs an irreverent sensibility expressed in a whimsical and ironic attitude toward its subject. In the expansive (and expensive) world of guitar gear, this richly photographed volume fuses form, content, and aesthetics. This is Pedal Culture!

Late Eighteenth-century Music and Visual Culture

Author : Cliff Eisen
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9782503546292
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Late Eighteenth-century Music and Visual Culture written by Cliff Eisen and published by Brepols Publishers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late eighteenth century witnessed a flourishing exchange between music and visual art which was expressed in the creative as well as commercial cultures of the time. Nevertheless, there has been relatively little research to actively consider and thoroughly examine the symbiotic relationship between looking and listening during the period. In this volume, nine prominent scholars employ a set of interdisciplinary methodological tools in order to come to a comprehensive understanding of the rich tapestry of eighteenth-century musical taste, performance, consumption and aesthetics. While the link between visual material and musicological study lies at the heart of the research presented in this collection of essays, the importance of the textual element, as it denoted the process of thinking about music and the various ways in which that was symbolically and often literally visualized in writing and print culture, is also closely examined. Through a critical analysis of a number of important contemporary sources as well as current scholarship and research, the authors draw conclusions that extend well beyond the scope of their immediate material and closely-formulated questions. The conversation opened up in the chapters of this volume will hopefully break new ground on which the interrelationship between art and music, and more broadly between visual art and other forms of creative practice, may be studied and debated.

Kika Kila

Author : John W. Troutman
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469627930
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Kika Kila written by John W. Troutman and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the nineteenth century, the distinct tones of k&299;k&257; kila, the Hawaiian steel guitar, have defined the island sound. Here historian and steel guitarist John W. Troutman offers the instrument's definitive history, from its discovery by a young Hawaiian royalist named Joseph Kekuku to its revolutionary influence on American and world music. During the early twentieth century, Hawaiian musicians traveled the globe, from tent shows in the Mississippi Delta, where they shaped the new sounds of country and the blues, to regal theaters and vaudeville stages in New York, Berlin, Kolkata, and beyond. In the process, Hawaiian guitarists recast the role of the guitar in modern life. But as Troutman explains, by the 1970s the instrument's embrace and adoption overseas also worked to challenge its cultural legitimacy in the eyes of a new generation of Hawaiian musicians. As a consequence, the indigenous instrument nearly disappeared in its homeland. Using rich musical and historical sources, including interviews with musicians and their descendants, Troutman provides the complete story of how this Native Hawaiian instrument transformed not only American music but the sounds of modern music throughout the world.

The Electric Guitar

Author : André Millard
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801878626
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book The Electric Guitar written by André Millard and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004-07-20 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Electric Guitar, scholars working in American studies, business history, the history of technology, and musicology come together to explore the instrument's importance as an invention and its peculiar place in American culture. Documenting the critical and evolving relationship among inventors, craftsmen, musicians, businessmen, music writers, and fans, the contributors look at the guitar not just as an instrument but as a mass produced consumer good that changed the sound of popular music and the self-image of musicians."--BOOK JACKET.

The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar

Author : Victor Coelho
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521000406
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar written by Victor Coelho and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its origins in the culture of late medieval Europe to enormous global popularity in the twentieth, the guitar and its development comprise multiple histories, each characterized by distinct styles, playing techniques, repertories, and socio-cultural roles. These histories simultaneously span popular and classical styles, contemporary and historical practices, written and unwritten traditions, and Western and non-Western cultures. This is the first book to encompass the breadth and depth of guitar performance, featuring twelve essays covering different traditions, styles, and instruments, written by some of the most influential players, teachers, and guitar historians in the world. The coverage of the book allows the player to understand both the analogies and the differences between guitar traditions; all styles--from baroque, classical, country, blues, and rock to flamenco, African, and Celtic--will share the same platform, along with instrument making. As musical training is increasingly broadened this comprehensive book will become an indispensable resource.

Things about the Guitar

Author : José Ramirez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Things about the Guitar written by José Ramirez and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Music Cultures in the United States

Author : Ellen Koskoff
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415965897
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (658 download)

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Download or read book Music Cultures in the United States written by Ellen Koskoff and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Music in the United States' is a basic textbook for any introduction to American music course. Each American music culture is covered with an introductory article and case studies of the featured culture.

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

Author : Barbara A. Tenenbaum
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture written by Barbara A. Tenenbaum and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strives to organize knowledge of the region. It contains nearly 5,300 separate articles. Most topics appear in English alphabetical order.

Cultures Of Popular Music

Author : Bennett, Andy
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335202500
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Cultures Of Popular Music written by Bennett, Andy and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a comprehensive cultural, social and historical overview of post-war popular music genres, from rock 'n' roll and psychedelic pop, through punk and heavy metal, to rap, rave and techno.