Moore, Allan F: Rock: The Primary Text (Ashgate Books) Hardback

Contents

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Issues in Theory: The musicological background; Analytical approaches; The aesthetic question; The pop-classical split; Intensional/extensional; Listening strategy, style and function; Analytic language; Elements of an Analytical Musicology of Rock: Notation; Instrumental roles; Rhythmic organization; The voice; Melody; Harmonic patterns and formal structures; Open-ended repetitive patterns; The open/closed principle; Composing at the instrument; Progressive Styles and Issues: Rock traditions; The beginnings of progressive rock; 'African American' influences; Blues as pretext; Blues as (con)text; Improvisation in rock; The jazz influence; Art rock; Listening to progressive rock; An insular path; Progressive folk; Fantasy; Conclusion: the progress of progressive rock; A Profusion of Styles: Technology and texture; Glam rock; The punk aesthetic; The punk diaspora; Beyond progressive rock; Hard rock and heavy metal; Synthesizer rock; Timbre and its gestural qualities; Authenticity re-constituted: guitar bands; Authenticity re-constituted: roots rock; Britpop; Meanings: Communication; The mediation of self-expression; Style and identity; Meaning and style; Authenticity and intertextuality; Parody, pastiche and performance; Stylistic development; Conclusion; Glossary of musicological terms; Bibliography; Discography; Index.