| From the Erotic to the Demonic: On Critical Musicology Contributor(s): Scott, Derek B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195151968 ISBN-13: 9780195151961 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: From the Erotic to the Demonic demonstrates how different musical styles construct ideas of class, sexuality, and ethnic identity. This book will serve as a model for musicologists who want to take a postmodern approach to their inquiries. The clear and lively arguments are supported by ninety musical examples taken from such diverse sources as opera, symphonic music, jazz, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century popular songs. Derek Scott offers new insights on a range of "high" and "low" musical styles, and the cultures that produced them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 780.9 |
| LCCN: 2002074914 |
| Lexile Measure: 1620 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.16" W x 9.38" (0.87 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the Erotic to the Demonic demonstrates how different musical styles construct ideas of class, sexuality, and ethnic identity. This book will serve as a model for musicologists who want to take a postmodern approach to their inquiries. The clear and lively arguments are supported by ninety musical examples taken from such diverse sources as opera, symphonic music, jazz, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century popular songs. Derek Scott offers new insights on a range of high and low musical styles, and the cultures that produced them. |