Performing rites : on the value of popular music / Simon Frith.

Author/creator Frith, Simon, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©1996.
Descriptionviii, 352 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Value problem in cultural studies -- Sociological response -- Common sense and the language of criticism -- Genre rules -- Where do sounds come from? -- Rhythm: race, sex, and the body -- Rhythm: time sex, and the mind -- Songs as texts -- Voice -- Performance -- Technology and authority -- Meaning of music -- Toward a popular aesthetic.
Local noteLittle-303014--305131008587+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-344) and index.
LCCN 96001121
ISBN0674661958 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML3795 .F738 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold