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Understanding Rock: Essays in Musical Analysis
Author(s): John Covach (Editor), Graeme M. Boone
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: November 20, 1997
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195100050
- ISBN-13: 9780195100051
Book Description
Amid the recent increase in scholarly attention to rock music, Understanding Rock stands out as one of the first books that subjects diverse aspects of the music itself to close and sophisticated analytical scrutiny. Written by some of the best young scholars in musicology and music theory, the essays in this volume use harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, formal, and textual approaches in order to show how and why rock music works as music.
Topics of discussion include the adaptation of blues and other styles to rock; the craft of songwriting; techniques and strategies of improvisation; the reinterpretation of older songs; and the use of the recording studio as a compositional tool. A broad range of styles and groups is covered, including Yes, the Beach Boys, Cream, k.d. lang, Paul Simon, Jimi Hendrix, and the Grateful Dead.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“An anthology of critical essays focusing on either one or just a handful of songs, the collection offers all the attention to detail that guides the musical analysis of classical music.”–American Music
About the Author
John Covach is Associate Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Graeme M. Boone is Assistant Professor of Music at the Ohio State University.
