The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition), Omnibus Press 2007, ed. The star ratings in particular are much improved over the previous releases that included the ratings. This encyclopedia's 30,000 entries cover all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. It covers popular music from the early 1900s to the present day, including folk , blues , R&B , jazz , rock , heavy metal , reggae , electronic music and hip-hop . Access to the complete content on Oxford Reference requires a subscription or purchase. "The Enclyclopedia Of Popular Music" is universally recognized as the most comprehensive and authoritative reference work on popular music. The most comprehensive guide to popular music, this work includes virtually all well-known artists as well as thousands who are lesser known. Film Music (Archive) Film Music on the Web (Closed in December 2006) Programme Notes For concert organizers: External sites British Music Society The BBC Proms Orchestra Sites Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This encyclopedia was the first of its kind, attempting a survey of the subject in one volume. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription. British Light Music Composers. It includes an encyclopedia of popular music (nearly 4,000 A-Z entries), a book called The Rise And Fall of Popular Music, a biography of Frank Sinatra, and other items, including Donald's blog. *Starred Review* Larkin's new edition contains more than 27,000 entries, including 6,000 new ones and updates of many existing ones. Some other changes from the previous edition are worth noting. Mr. Larkin sold his company to Muze in 1997, and remains the full-time Editor-in-Chief of EPM. "Each biography contains a thorough synopsis of the performer and their body of work, following their career from beginning to end. --Library Journal (Starred Review) "The most comprehensive guide to popular music. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. PRINTED FROM OXFORD REFERENCE (www.oxfordreference.com). Most entries are one or two paragraphs in length, with longer ones for the most popular and prolific performers and broader topics. You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Colin would probably kill you, but I won't tell... After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries." The set provides information on artists and other important figures such as producers and songwriters. Within its alphabetical, cross-referenced arrangement, this ambitious work provides over 27,000 entries, including 6,000 that are new to this edition. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! The main entries take up eight of this encyclopedia's volumes. The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. Popular music, any commercially oriented music principally intended to be received and appreciated by a wide audience, generally in literate, technologically advanced societies dominated by urban culture. First published in 1992, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music is the largest project ever undertaken for the subject. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The third edition was published in 1998. Containing 27,000 entries and over 6,000 new entries, the online edition of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music includes 50% more material than the Third Edition. It is the 'modern man's' equivalent of the Grove Dictionary of Music, which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms. Larkin and his contributors provide evaluations, using phrases such as "superbly crafted," to describe an album. Fairly comprehensive; I'll only complain that he includes several cheesy Christian heavy metal groups of the eighties and fails to mention any vital Christian artists who actually made great music (There actually are some, like Adam Again, Daniel Amos, or Mark Heard). This title will be invaluable for research.—. Please subscribe or login to access full text content. With the advent of electronic and advanced technology it has become ubiquitous. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Popular music has been a major force in the world since the nineteenth century. Edited by Colin Larkin This encyclopedia's 30,000 entries cover all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. Music expert Colin Larkin compiled and edited the Encyclopedia, drawing on a long career spent writing about music that began in 1967. Artists such as Eminem and Limp Bizkit are among the 384 new entries. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries." The expanded Fourth Edition includes thousands of new entries on trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. --Booklist (Starred Review), "Artists need to be deeply obscure to escape Larkin's attentions." The Encyclopedia of Popular Music was created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a PDF of a single entry from a reference work in OR for personal use (for details see Privacy Policy and Legal Notice). The 13-digit and 10-digit formats both work. This authoritative biographical encyclopedia of rock, pop, and jazz artists covers popular music from 1900 to the present, including folk, blues, world music, … Highly recommended for public and academic libraries. Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. --The Evening Standard, London, "[A] major cultural reference work....Larkin's precise and finely tuned critical apparatus allows him (and us) to form a judgment that transcends the fleeting character of many acts....a critical measure for the future of musical appreciation." Nonetheless, most philosophy of music is strongly influenced by the aesthetic assumptions of modernism. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system. No_Favorite. The set has grown from 4 volumes to 10 since the first edition appeared, in 1992. In the 1970s he wrote for the fanzine Dark Star and attempted to find songwriting success with his band, Closer Than Most. Entries encapsulate their subjects well even given length limitations. Every aspect of popular music is covered, from Broadway show tunes and rap to heavy metal and big band, from the 1900s to today. Included in this Oxford Digital Reference Shelf edition are online-exclusive entries that originally appeared on Oxford Music Online. A most enjoyable read and an essential purchase for all libraries!" For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs, and if you can''t find the answer there, please contact us. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. He lives in Suffolk, England. Last updated in 1998, The Virgin Encyclopedia (VE) combines many of the strengths of its competitors to produce one of the best single-volume popular music guides available. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Encyclopedia of Popular Music (10 Vols)). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. EMBED. Fully revised and updated, with over 5,000 entries, this Second Edition is the most comprehensive and entertaining one-volume guide available. He formed Square One Books in 1990 to publish music-related books and to realize his dream of a multi-volume Encyclopedia of Popular Music. The writing is always entertaining even when covering less-exciting career details. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. --Booklist (Starred Review) "Artists need to be deeply obscure to escape Larkin's attentions." This authoritative biographical encyclopedia of rock, pop, and jazz artists covers popular music from 1900 to the present, including folk, blues, world music, rock, heavy metal, techno, reggae, and hip hop. In the 1970s he wrote for the fanzine Dark Star and attempted to find songwriting success with his band, Closer Than Most. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription. This expanded 5th edition is … If not, you are missing out, assuming you don't have the 700-plus bucks to slap down for this baby. R&B artists combined the conventions of several popular music styles: swing jazz, boogie woogie, gospel blues, blues, and, in some cases, novelty pop. My local library has a copy of this, and if you're lucky, your library does as well. --The Evening Standard (London)"The depth of most of the entries is highly impressive, especially given this project's ambitious scope....Nothing remotely as comprehensive on the topic exists. $14.95. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. The six-page entry on the Beatles, for example, is concise yet comprehensive, as is the entry on Bob Dylan, which gives readers a clear sense of the man. With over 2 million words, this essential reference source will answer all your questions on any aspect of twentieth-century popular music. He lives in Suffolk, England. "This encyclopedia's 30,000 entries cover all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. Steven YorkCopyright © American Library Association. From the swing tradition, rhythm and blues musicians adopted the riff-based horn arrangements and driving rhythms of groups such as … The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Description. He formed Square One Books in 1990 to publish music-related books and to realize his dream of a multi-volume Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Share. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, over 20 years in the making, is a landmark reference work in its field. A special delight is the excellent balance between British and American tastes, not leaning one way more than the other between the (at times) very different critical camps on either side of the Atlantic. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. All Rights Reserved. Product Details. Featuring a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music, the Encyclopedia also offers thousands of additional entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. This bar-code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise 4th Edition) User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict. --Library Journal (Starred Review)"The most comprehensive guide to popular music. --The Evening Standard (London) "The depth of most of the entries is highly impressive, especially given this project's ambitious scope....Nothing remotely as comprehensive on the topic exists. --The Evening Standard, London "[A] major cultural reference work....Larkin's precise and finely tuned critical apparatus allows him (and us) to form a judgment that transcends the fleeting character of many acts....a critical measure for the future of musical appreciation." One person’s popular music is another person’s junk. Larkin has spent nearly 40 years writing about, producing, and performing music, and his expertise is well respected. In fact, popular music is a great, broad main stream of commercial music, with many tributaries; it began, for our purposes, in the English pleasure gardens of the 18th century (see another book on this site, The Rise And Fall of Popular Music.) --Booklist (Starred Review)"Artists need to be deeply obscure to escape Larkin's attentions." All rights reserved, "The most comprehensive guide to popular music. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries." This principle … Since both Plato and Aristotle philosophized about music, philosophy of music predates and is not identical with modern philosophy of art. Please subscribe or login to access full text content. In addition to providing biographical and artistic information about musicians, entries list album titles with release dates, recording labels, and a five-star rating system. Decisions about whether to add or delete artists are based on years of familiarity with music of different styles and the ability to discern the important from the fleeting. Please try again. Access to the complete content on Oxford Reference requires a subscription or purchase. Consisting of some 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world. Both the song/album title and general indexes have increased by at least half. The expanded Fourth Edition includes thousands of new entries on trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music … "Each biography contains a thorough synopsis of the performer and their body of work, following their career from beginning to end. First published in 1990, the critically acclaimed Encyclopedia of Popular Music is the largest project ever undertaken on the subject. Each entry concludes with a comprehensive, rated discography covering all mediums and formats produced by the artist, and some also have further-reading lists. Colin Larkin, Please try again. The gateway to Grove Music Online, with access to search The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music; The authoritative resource for music research with over 52,000 articles written by nearly 9,000 scholars charting the diverse history and cultures of music around the globe; Learn more If you have purchased a print title that contains an access token, please see the token for information about how to register your code. editor The Encyclopedia of Popular Music book. Unable to add item to List. This is an exhaustive survey of popular music. It is the 'modern man's' equivalent of the Grove Dictionary of Music, which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Music expert Colin Larkin compiled and edited the Encyclopedia, drawing on a long career spent writing about music that began in 1967. --Booklist (Starred Review). Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. For many people, popular music began in the 1950s, when Bill Haley invited us to "Rock around the clock" and DJ Alan Freed coined the phrase "rock'n'roll". www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com collects the musical journalism of Donald Clarke. The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Second Edition (Reference) Paperback – May 1, 1999 by Donald Clarke (Editor) 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings Larkin, Colin. --The Evening Standard, London "[A] major cultural reference work....Larkin's precise and finely tuned critical apparatus allows him (and us) to form a judgment that transcends the fleeting character of many acts....a critical measure for the future of musical appreciation." The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.) Unlike traditional folk music, popular music is written by known individuals. 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