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Plunderphonics: Mashups and Primary Meaning
Due to DIY responsibilities at home, I have spent most of the day listening to some great music – something that has prompted this post. The main album I listened to today was the 60 track Plunderphonic compilation by John … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, copyright, John Oswald, Mashup, Music, musicology, paul carr, Plunderphonics, primary meaning
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The Elements of Music: A Good Start To Basic Analysis
When considering the analysis of a piece of music for the first time, it is sometimes useful to start with the ‘elements of music’. As a first step – try placing the following elements in order of priority – in … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Education, Musicology
Tagged analysis, elements of music, musicology, paul carr, sir duke, tempo, texture, times they are a changin
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No one had ever heard a guitar played like that before: The redefinition of the jazz aesthetic in the work of post 1970’s electric guitarist composers
I wrote a book chapter a while ago as part of an edited collection entitled ‘De Canonizing Music History’. The chaper looks at the position of the electric guitarist as a jazz composer. Anyway, I have noticed that the book … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, Bill Frisell, composers, composition, electric guitarists, forms, fusion, guitar, guitarists, jazz, jazz guitar, Jim Hall, John Mclaughlin, Larry Coryell, musicology, other music, Pat Martino, pat metheny, rock, rock guitar
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Yet Another Zappa Legacy – Mr Bungle
I seem to be on a roll at the moment in terms of thinking of bands that continue Frank Zappa’s legacy. I band that I have been aware of for a while now is ‘Mr Bungle’. Although they yet again … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, Frank Zappa, mr bungle, musicology, paul carr, zappa legacy
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Another Zappa Legacy
Although there is no direct link, it is interesting to find new bands that somehow embrace Zappa’s sense of encapsulating his ‘Anything, Anytime, for No Reason At All’ philosophy. Here is a young band from Sheffield called ‘Rolo Tomassi’ who … Continue reading
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