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Popular Music and Nostalgia: Some Outline Thoughts

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Paul Carr

I am off to Prague on Tuesday to deliver a paper at the 6th European Communication Conference. The subject matter is popular music and nostalgia. Here is a transcript of the paper. It is closely linked into my work in … Continue reading →

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The Impact of the Musical Elements on Form

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Paul Carr

My yearly lecture on the relationship of the elements of music and musical form took a different approach this year. The lecture began by playing a number of examples taken from the current UK top 10 – that adhere to … Continue reading →

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