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Loading... Strange Sounds: Offbeat Instruments and Sonic Experiments in Pop (edition 2005)by Mark Brend
Work InformationStrange Sounds: Offbeat Instruments and Sonic Experiments in Pop by Mark Brend
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What do David Bowie, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Radiohead, The Troggs, The Human League, The Osmonds and The Beach Boys have in common? They've all used unusual musical instruments on big hit records. Strange Sounds tells the stories behind these recordings and many more. It includes some of the biggest names in pop music from the 1950s to the present, explaining and illustrating what instruments were used - their history, how they were played, how the artists came to choose them - and in the process uncovering a parallel history of pop music, one where guitars and drums make way for claviolines, ocarinas and stylophones. The accompanying CD includes demonstration recordings of many of the instruments documented, as well as incidental music composed by the author, recorded using a unique line-up of the instruments featured in the book. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)781.66The arts Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Rock {equally instrumental and vocal}LC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |