MusicQuake (eBook)

The Most Disruptive Moments in Music

Robert Dimery (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
208 Seiten
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-5974-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Discover music that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy causing fascination and intrigue in some and rejection and scorn in others.This is what happens when people take tradition and rip it up.MusicQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal albumsand performancesthat shook the world of modern music chronicling the fascinating tales of their creation, reception and legacy. Tracing enigmatic composers, risque performers and radical songwriters this books introduces the history of 20th century music in a new light. From George Gershwin and John Cageto Os Mutantes and Fela Kuti; fromPatti Smithand The Slits toPublic Enemy and Missy Elliott by discussing each entry within the context of its creation, the book will give readers true insight into why each moment was so pivotal and tell the stories surrounding the most exciting music ever produced.Some were shocking, others confusing, beautiful and surreal; some were scorned on release, others were chart toppers; and yet more inspired entire movements and generations of new musicians. These cutting-edge works, which celebrate novelty, technology and innovation, help define what music is today acting as prime examples of how powerful songs can be. This book is from the Culture Quake series, which looks into iconic moments of culture which truly created paradigm shifts in their respective fields. Also available areArtQuake,FilmQuakeandFashionQuake.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.9.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Culture Quake
• Reihe/Serie: Culture Quake
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: 20th century music • Amy Winehouse • ArtQuake • Beatles • Beyonce • Biography • Blues • books • chart-topping hits • Culture Quake series • cutting-edge works • daring songwriters • Elvis • Encyclopedia • enigmatic musicians • FashionQuake. • fela kuti • FilmQuake • Funk • George Gershwin • groundbreaking albums • history of music • iconic cultural moments • influential performances • inspiring movements • Jazz • John Cage • Kraftwerk • Missy Elliott • music • music biography & autobiography • music creation • Music History • Music Legends • music production • new generations of musicians • novelty in music • os mutantes • Paradigm Shifts • Patti Smith • pivotal moments • pivotal music • Pop Music • popular music • powerful songs • Public Enemy • radical musicians • reception and legacy • revolutionary music • Rhythm and Blues • risqué artists • R'n'B • RnB • rock music • Rolling Stones • shocking releases • Soul • sould • technological innovation in music • The Clash • The Slits • The Supremes • unconventional composers
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-5974-7 / 0711259747
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-5974-4 / 9780711259744