| Description |
xvi, 366 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge companions to music
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Cambridge companions to music.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Katherine Williams and Justin A. Williams -- Establishing a tradition -- The emergence of the singer-songwriter / David R. Shumway -- Singer-songwriters of the German Lied / Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton -- Bill Monroe, bluegrass music, and the politics of authorship / Mark Finch -- Singer-songwriters and the English folk tradition / Allan F. Moore -- The Brill Building and the creative labour of the professional songwriter / Simon Barber -- Forging the singer-songwriter at the Los Angeles Troubadour / Christa Anne Bentley -- The 'professional' singer-songwriter in the 1970s / Michael Borshuk -- Individuals -- Thomas D'Urfey / Tōru Mitsui -- Leadbelly / Josep Pedro -- Region and identity in Dolly Parton's songwriting / Jada Watson -- Authorship and performance in the music of Elton John / Phil Allcock -- Depicting the working class in the music of Billy Joel / Joshua S. Duchan -- Musical gesture in the songs of Nick Drake / Timothy Koozin -- Sampling and storytelling: Kanye West's vocal and sonic narratives / Lori Burns, Alyssa Woods, and Marc Lafrance -- James Blake, digital lion / madison moore -- Outside voices and the construction of Adele's singer-songwriter persona / Sarah Suhadolnik -- Joanna Newsom's 'Only skin': authenticity, 'becoming-other', and the relationship between 'New' and 'Old Weird America' / Jo Collinson Scott -- Men and women -- Gender, race, and the ma(s)king of 'Joni Mitchell' / Kevin Fellezs -- Gender, genre, and diversity at Lilith Fair / Jennifer Taylor -- Changing openness and tolerance towards LGBTQ singer-songwriters / Katherine Williams -- Tori Amos as shaman / Chris McDonald -- Gender identity, the queer gaze, and female singer-songwriters / Megan Berry -- The female singer-songwriter in the 1990s / Sarah Boak -- Frameworks and methods -- Reconciling theory with practice in the teaching of songwriting / Mark Marrington -- Singer-songwriters and open mics / Marcus Aldredge -- Singer-songwriter authenticity, the unconscious and emotions (feat. Adele's 'Someone Like You') / Rupert Till -- Global perspectives -- Don McGlashan and local authenticity / Nick Braae -- Italian canzone d'autore and Greek entechno tragoudi: a comparative overview / Franco Fabbri and Ioannis Tsioulakis -- Singer-songwriters and fandom in the digital age / Lucy Bennett. |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
Popular music -- History and criticism.
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Popular music. |
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Popular music -- Writing and publishing.
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Popular music -- Writing and publishing. |
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Songs -- History and criticism.
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Songs. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Katherine (Katherine Ann), editor.
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Williams, Justin A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781107063648 hardcover |
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1107063647 hardcover |
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9781107680913 paperback |
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1107680913 paperback |
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