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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Praxis Studies -- Preface -- Introduction -- Some Preliminary Definitions: Song, Record, Recording, Tracks and Domains -- Book Organization -- Supporting Materials -- Establishing an Accurate Playback of Tracks -- PART ONE -- 1 Recording Analysis: Domains, Disciplines, Approaches -- Records and Recorded Music -- Analyzing the Record's Domains -- Popular Music Analysis -- Lyrics in Popular Music Analysis -- Analyzing the Recording -- Outside Disciplines in Popular Music Analysis |
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Sociology and Cultural Studies -- Philosophy and Psychology -- English Literature/Poetry Studies and Communications -- Semiotics and Hermeneutics -- Affects: Emotion, Energy, Expression -- Incorporating Other Disciplines Within an Analysis -- Framework and Process -- Framework's Analysis Sequence -- Framework Principles and Concepts -- Closing Thoughts on Analysis -- 2 Overview of Framework: Principles and Concepts, Materials and Organization -- The Three Domains: Music, Lyrics and Recording -- Elements of Music -- Lyrics and Text -- Elements of Recording -- The Languages of Domains |
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Syntax in Each Domain -- Syntax of Music -- Syntax of Recording -- Functions and Materials of Domains and their Elements -- Functions -- Inside the Elements and the Materials of the Song -- Form, Structure and Perspective -- Time Perception and Pattern Perception -- Hierarchies and Structure -- Dimensions of Structure -- Perspective -- Form: Shape and Stilled Time -- Song Structure -- Listening with Intention and Attention -- Listening is Personal -- Modes of Listening -- Listening Deeply -- Listening with Intention -- Listening Without Expectations -- Cultivating Attention |
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3 Domain and Elements of Music -- Rhythm and Time -- Pulse, Rhythmic Layers and Metric Grid -- Tonality, Harmony and Melody -- Tonality -- Modes and Scales -- Chords and Progressions -- Characteristics of Harmony -- Characteristics of Melody -- The Remaining Elements: Dynamics, Timbre and Arrangement -- Dynamics -- Timbre and Performance -- Arrangement and Texture -- Interplay of Lead Vocal and Accompaniment -- Functions and Relationships of Lead Vocal and Accompaniment -- Conclusion -- 4 Domain of Lyrics: The Voice of the Song -- Lyrics: Message, Story and Structure -- Structure of Lyrics |
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Message and Meaning -- Dimensions of the Story -- Persona: The Messenger, Story Teller, Narrator -- Sounds of Language -- Lyrics in Performance: Giving Voice to the Song -- Alchemy of Lyrics and Melody -- Sound Qualities of Sung Lyrics -- Lyrics as Mosaics of Moments and Tone, and Unintelligible Lyrics -- Paralanguage and Nonverbal Vocal Sounds -- Vocal Style -- Examining Lyrics Within the Track -- Lyrics in Recorded Song -- Conclusion -- 5 Observing Elements of Music and Lyrics in Records -- The Processes of Recording Analysis -- Overview of the Framework -- First Step of Process: Observations |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317207160 |
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1317207165 |
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