Roll Over Rock: A Study of Music in Contemporary CultureStainer & Bell, 1981 - 175 pages |
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Page 54
... musicians was emerging in the towns . These were the Town Waits , who had previously functioned as musical watchmen in royal circles and were now employed by the municipalities . As craftsmen who had been properly apprenticed , they ...
... musicians was emerging in the towns . These were the Town Waits , who had previously functioned as musical watchmen in royal circles and were now employed by the municipalities . As craftsmen who had been properly apprenticed , they ...
Page 78
... musicians ' encroachment on their sacred preserves . The attitude of Miles Davis is typical : In rock groups the guys know so little about harmonies . It's a shame because they don't study ... all the jazz musicians can play any school ...
... musicians ' encroachment on their sacred preserves . The attitude of Miles Davis is typical : In rock groups the guys know so little about harmonies . It's a shame because they don't study ... all the jazz musicians can play any school ...
Page 89
... musicians . The concept of synthesizing Rock and art music is highly laudable but so many attempts have succeeded only in being pretentious . It is not easy to draw a clear line between art - Rock and pure Rock . Where Rick Wakeman's ...
... musicians . The concept of synthesizing Rock and art music is highly laudable but so many attempts have succeeded only in being pretentious . It is not easy to draw a clear line between art - Rock and pure Rock . Where Rick Wakeman's ...
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The Path to Elitism | 21 |
The Path to Chauvinism | 32 |
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