Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music
David Brackett • University of California Press • ISBN-13 978‑0520248717
Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music
David Brackett • University of California Press
ISBN-10: 0520248716 · ISBN-13: 978‑0520248717 · 2016
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David Brackett examines the complex mechanisms of genre formation and classification within twentieth-century popular music. Through a series of detailed case studies, the author explores how musical styles are constructed, marketed, and perceived, revealing the interplay between industry categorization and shifting cultural identities. This scholarly analysis provides a framework for understanding how genre labels shape the reception and historical trajectory of popular sound.
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