Made in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand

Made in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 9781317270478
ISBN-13 : 1317270479
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Book Synopsis Made in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand by : Shelley Brunt

Download or read book Made in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand written by Shelley Brunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-20 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Made in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of twentieth-century popular music of Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. The volume consists of chapters by leading scholars of Australian and Aotearoan/New Zealand music, and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Each chapter provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Australian or Aotearoan/New Zealand popular music. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music in these countries, followed by chapters that are organized into thematic sections: Place-Making and Music-Making; Rethinking the Musical Event; Musical Transformations: Decline and Renewal; and Global Sounds, Local Identity.


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