1 option
Give peace a chant : popular music, politics and social protest / Dario Martinelli.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3916 .M367 2017
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martinelli, Dario, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Protest songs--History and criticism.
- Protest songs.
- Music--Social aspects.
- Music.
- Music--Political aspects.
- Popular music--Social aspects.
- Popular music.
- Popular music--Political aspects.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 184 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
- Summary:
- "This monograph offers a unique analysis of social protest in popular music. It presents theoretical descriptions, methodological tools, and an approach that encompasses various fields of musicology, cultural studies, semiotics, discourse analysis, media studies, and political and social sciences. The author argues that protest songs should be taken as a musical genre on their own. He points out that the general approach, when discussing these songs, has been so far that of either analyzing the lyrics or the social context. For some reason, the music itself has been often overlooked. This book attempts to fill this gap. Its central thesis is that a complete overview of these repertoires demands a thorough interaction among contextual, lyrical, and musical elements together. To accomplish this, the author develops a novel model that systemizes and investigates musical repertoires. The model is then applied to four case studies, those, too, chosen among topics that are little (or not at all) frequented by scholars"--Page 4 of cover.
- Contents:
- Definitions and categorizations
- Songs of social protest and context
- Songs of social protest and lyrics
- Songs of social protest and music
- Case study 1: On the left-right dichotomy and its musical manifestations
- Case study 2: The Lithuanian singing revolution and the case of Antis
- Case study 3: Environmentalism and animal advocacy in the Beatles
- Case study 4: The subtle protest of Italian jazz against fascism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 3319505378
- 9783319505374
- OCLC:
- 962351215
- Publisher Number:
- 99971552910
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.