Recording analysis : how the record shapes the song / William Moylan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moylan, William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Analysis, appreciation.

Popular music.

Sound recordings--Production and direction.

Sound recordings.

Sound recordings in musicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (595 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Recording Analysis: How the Record Shapes the Song identifies and explains how the sounds imparted by recording processes enhance the artistry and expression of recorded songs. Moylan investigates how the process of recording a song transforms it into a richer experience and articulates how the unique elements of recorded sound provide essential substance and expression to recorded music. This book explores a broad array of records, evaluating the music, lyrics, social context, literary content and meaning, and offers detailed analyses of recording elements as they appear in a wide variety of tracks. Accompanied by a range of online resources, Recording Analysis is an essential read for students and academics, as well as practitioners, in the fields of record production, song-writing and popular music"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Figures List of Tables List of Praxis Studies Preface Introduction Part One

1. Recording Analysis: Domains, Disciplines, Approaches

2. Overview of Framework: Principles and Concepts, Materials and Organization

3. Domain and Elements of Music

4. Domain of Lyrics: The Voice of the Song

5. Observing Elements of Music and Lyrics in Records Part Two

6. The Recording Domain: Elements, Listening, Notation, Rhythm

7. Timbre and Pitch in the Recording Domain

8. The Illusion of Space as an Element of Recording

9. Loudness, the Confluence of Domains and Deep Listening

10. Analyzing Recording Elements: Their Contributions to the Record

Appendix A: Praxis Studies

Bibliography

Discography

Acknowledgements

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 19, 2020).

ISBN:

9781317207160

1317207165

9781315617176

131561717X

OCLC:

1264209474