Bücher der Reihe Routledge Library Editions: Popular Music

This collection of essays, first published in 1987, provides a sociological treatment of many musical forms ΓÇô rock, jazz, classical ΓÇô with special emphasis on the perspective of the practising musician. Among the topics covered are the legal structures governing musical production and the question of copyright; recording and production technology; the social character of musical style; and the impact of lyrical content, considered socially and historically.