Ballad in American Popular Music - From Elvis to Beyonce

The first book to explore the ballad's history and emotional appeal, surveying seventy years of the genre in modern America.

Sommario

Introduction: what is a ballad?; 1. The 1950s; Interlude I: Patsy Cline, 'Crazy'; 2. The soul ballad; Interlude II: It still hurts ...; 3. The power ballad; Interlude III: Sarah McLachlan, 'Angel'; Interlude IV: hip hop ballads; 4. Indie ballads; Interlude V: I confess; Conclusion: goodbye; Selected bibliography; Index.

Info autore

David Metzer is a Professor in the School of Music at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He has published widely on a range of modern musical topics, and is the author of Quotation and Cultural Meaning in Twentieth-Century Music (Cambridge, 2003) and Musical Modernism at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century (Cambridge, 2009).

Riassunto

The first book to explore the history of the ballad in recent American music and the genre's role in American emotional life. Covering stylistic changes over several decades and major performers associated with ballads, this book will appeal to scholars and other interested readers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Metzer, David (University of British Columbia Metzer, David Joel Metzer, Metzer David
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781107161528
• ISBN: 978-1-107-16152-8
• Pagine: 244
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Altro; USA, MUSIC / History & Criticism, Easy listening, United States of America, USA, Music reviews & criticism, Popular Music, Music reviews and criticism, Popular music, easy listening