Popular Music: The Key Concepts

Popular Music: The Key Concepts
ISBN-10
113427744X
ISBN-13
9781134277445
Series
Popular Music
Category
Music
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2006-05-11
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Roy Shuker

Description

The new edition of Popular Music: The Key Concepts presents a comprehensive A-Z glossary of the main terms and concepts used in the study of popular music.

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