Rock And Roll: It's History and Stylistic Development - Softcover

Stuessy, Joe; Lipscomb, Scott David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131930982 ISBN 13: 9780131930988

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2005

Synopsis

Rock and Roll – Changing Society, Evolving History

Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development, 7^thedition introduces students to the various elements of music along with the history of rock music. Rock and roll is more than just a musical style, it is an influential social factor.

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About this title

From the Publisher

Each chapter in this book uses rock music as a foundation to help readers learn a specific element of music such as melody, form, timbre, texture, and rhythm.

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: Each chapter in this book uses rock music as a foundation to help readers learn a specific element of music such as melody, form, timbre, texture, and rhythm. Key Topics: Overviews succinctly discuss the principle topic of each section, for example: historical trends, social interrelationships, and the extramusical environment. Musical close-ups conclude each chapter and spotlight the technical musical elements, including instrumentation in rock 12-bar blues and rhythm in early rock. A three-decade rock history review offers eight basic statements and an editorial reflecting the author's subjective judgments on the status and future of rock and roll. Market: An interesting book for music enthusiasts, musicians, and music teachers and students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131930982
• ISBN 13: 9780131930988
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 500