Made in Italy
Studies in Popular Music
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, International, Pop & Rock, Popular
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781136585531 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781136585531 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 30, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Made in Italy serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Italian popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Italian music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Italy and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Italian popular music. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Themes; Singer-Songwriters; and Stories.
Made in Italy serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Italian popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Italian music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Italy and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Italian popular music. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Themes; Singer-Songwriters; and Stories.
