| Description |
ix, 329 pages ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An outline topography of musical accessibility. What is musical accessibility? ; Society, atonality, psychology -- Accessibility discourse in rock, and cultural change. Case study 1 : 'Prog' rock/punk rock : sophistication, directness and shock ; Zeitgeist : accessibility in flux -- A valiant failure? : new art music and the people. Case study 2 : Vaughan Williams' National music in context ; Art music, vernacular music and accessibility -- Accessibility, identity and social action. Case study 3a : Accessibility in action : Bahia, Brazil ; 3b : Samba in Wales : how is adopted music accessible? -- Part five. Themes. Some key concepts. |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics. |
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Music -- Social aspects.
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Music -- Social aspects. |
| ISBN |
9781107024830 |
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1107024838 |
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