Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8 - Genres: North America

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 8 is one of six volumes within the 'Genre' strand of the series. This volume discusses the genres of North America in relation to their cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; typical features of performance and presentation; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable and influential performers; and relationships to other genres and sub-genres. This volume features over 100 in-depth essays on genres ranging from Adult Contemporary to Alternative Rock, from Barbershop to Bebop, and from Disco to Emo.This and all other volumes of the Encyclopedia are now available through an online version of the Encyclopedia : https://www.bloomsburypopularmusic.com/encyclopedia-work?docid=BPM_reference_EPMOW. A general search function for the whole Encyclopedia is also available on this site. A subscription is required to access individual entries. Please see: https://www.bloomsburypopularmusic.com/for-librarians.

Product details

• Authors: David Horn, David (Independent Scholar Horn, David Shepherd Horn, John Shepherd, John (EDT)/ Horn Shepherd
• Assisted by: David Horn (Editor), David (Independent Scholar Horn (Editor), Dr. John (Carleton University Shepherd (Editor), John Shepherd (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.03.2012
• EAN: 9781441160782
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-6078-2
• No. of pages: 584
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 246 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Encyclopedia of Popular Music; Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World; Encyclopedia of Popular Music; Bloomsbury 3PL
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias