Rock The Primary Text

Download or read book Rock, the Primary Text written by Allan F. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moore (music, Thames Valley U.) contends that musicologists have not paid sufficient attention to the "primary text" of rock music: the sounds themselves. He applies the fundamentals of the field to the background of music in the early 1960s; explores the relation between self-expression and musical style; and traces the evolution of styles. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR