Buy this book on-line Gracyk, Theodore : Rhythm and Noise: An Aesthetics of RockDuke Univ Pr, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A., 1996 ISBN 0822317346
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is free of marking of any kind; Book shows wear to spine and cover corners. 280 pages. "Roving through the history of rock music from Elvis Presley's first recordings in 1954 to kurt Cobain's suicide in 1994, This book gives an account of rock as a distinct artistic medium. Theodore Gracyk argues that rock and roll is a performance style, one in a number of musical styles comprising rock. What distinguishes rock is how it is mediated by technology: the art of rock is in the recording. In establishing this claim, he uses interviews, observations of the critics and comparison with other musical forms. He also takes up popular academic myths and stereotypes about rock and focuses on the features that generate controversy. Finally, he investigates the relationships between rock and romanticism and commercialism, and challenges the orthodoxy of making grand distinctions between "serious" and "popular" art". Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Gracyk, Theodore : Rhythm and Noise: An Aesthetics of Rock. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, out of print books, first editions, livres d'occasion and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |