Song Interpretation in 21st-Century Pop Music

by Andre Doehring, Allan F. Moore, Ralf von Appen

Book Overview

Existing books on the analysis of popular music focus on theory and methodology, and normally discuss parts of songs briefly as examples. The impression often given is that songs are being chosen simply to illuminate and exemplify a theoretical position. In this book the obverse is true: songs take centre stage and are given priority. The authors analyse and interpret them intensively from a variety of theoretical positions that illuminate the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138630500
• ISBN13: 9781138630505
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"