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The Hermeneutic Circle
I have become very interested in the nature of the hermeneutic circle recently, in particularly how it enables us to learn about music. There has been a great deal of literature from both philosophy (For example Georg Gadamer) and musicicology … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Musicology
Tagged composer, composing, gavin bryars, hermeneutic circle, Lisa Gerrard, musicolopgy, paul carr
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Frank Zappa: December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993
On the anniversary of Frank Zappa’s death, I thought it appropriate for me to write my own tribute to him. As a young person growing up in the 1970’s, I was introduced to Zappa’s music at around the age of … Continue reading
Pat Metheny – Part Two
My last post on Pat Metheny has made me think about a book chapter I had published recently on the impact of jazz guitarists on the Jazz canon. Out of all electric guitarists, I would suggest that Metheny has done … Continue reading
An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?:A Frank Zappa case study
I have been aware for a number of years that there has been a legal battle between Gail Zappa, head of the ‘Zappa Family Trust’, and the so called ‘tribute’ bands that are determined to continue performing his music live. … Continue reading
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Tagged ascap, bmi, bogus pomp, composer, copyright, cover bands, don preston, dweezel zappa, Frank Zappa, gail zappa, guitar, jimmy carl black, joes garage, mcps, muffin men, napoleon murphy brock, paul carr, petition, project object, prs, roy estrada, stravinsky, the grandmothers of invention, the muffin men, the zappatistas, translation, ugly radio rebellion, verese, wipe out, zappa family trust, zappa plays zappa, zappanale
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