James Wierzbicki
Auteur de Film Music: A History
A propos de l'auteur
James Wierzbicki teaches musicology at the University of Sydney. His books include Film Music: A History and Elliott Carter.
Œuvres de James Wierzbicki
Music in the Age of Anxiety: American Music in the Fifties (Music in American Life) (2016) 10 exemplaires
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- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 53
- Popularité
- #303,173
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 19
The writing flowed well with little academic jargon in the text itself but offers detailed explanations and resources for those interested in more than just the "that song really sounds good" aspect of music. If your interest is in music and not just songs, the endnotes and resources are a treasure while the text itself is clear and easy to follow.
As with almost every book that addresses music in conjunction with history, whether music history or history in general, this is 'a' history of music in the 19502, not 'the' history. Wierzbicki is not exhaustive in his examples but rather uses enough examples to illustrate his points within each section as well as the book as a whole.
Most of the history books and courses with which I am familiar emphasize a couple of points about why the musical changes that took place then took place, based primarily on the perspective of the authors or instructors. This volume fills the holes that are left from those longer histories and does so with a very balanced view.
I would recommend this to anyone interested in music and how it can lead or follow societal shifts or how it can comment on society. While there will certainly be some nostalgia induced for many readers this is less nostalgic than, say, a work like Covach's What's That Sound? Covach's book is still an essential book for history of rock 'n roll courses but because it is looking closer at charts and song form (AABA, etc) it stirs a great deal more nostalgia.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (plus d'informations)