The Music of Joni Mitchell

Zusatztext ...an invaluable contribution to the study of contemporary popular music that stretches far beyond the disciplines of musicology. Informationen zum Autor Lloyd Whitesell teaches music history at McGill University. He is the author of articles on Benjamin Britten, Maurice Ravel, Bernard Herrmann, and minimalism, and co-editor of the book Queer Episodes in Music and Modern Identity. His research interests include queer studies, popular music, film music, modernism, music and literature, and theories of the audience. Klappentext A comprehensive study of the style and structure of her songs, analysing her technique, poetic nuances and cultural references. Zusammenfassung This is a comprehensive study of style and structure evaluating Joni Mitchell's songs from a musicological perspective. Whitesell analyses the singer-songwriter's musical technique, poetic nuance, and cultural reference. Whitesell develops conceptual tools in order to demonstrate the extent of Mitchell's innovation and to recognize her stature as a composer. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction: Pop Song and Art Song 2: Sound and Style 3: Voices and Personae 4: Harmonic Palette 5: Melodic Turns 6: Thematic Thread 7: Collections and Cycles 8: A Tribute Appendix Select Bibliography

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Lloyd Whitesell teaches music history at McGill University. He is the author of articles on Benjamin Britten, Maurice Ravel, Bernard Herrmann, and minimalism, and co-editor of the book Queer Episodes in Music and Modern Identity. His research interests include queer studies, popular music, film music, modernism, music and literature, and theories of the audience.

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A comprehensive study of the style and structure of her songs, analysing her technique, poetic nuances and cultural references.

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This is a comprehensive study of style and structure evaluating Joni Mitchell's songs from a musicological perspective. Whitesell analyses the singer-songwriter's musical technique, poetic nuance, and cultural reference. Whitesell develops conceptual tools in order to demonstrate the extent of Mitchell's innovation and to recognize her stature as a composer.

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• 1: Introduction: Pop Song and Art Song

• 2: Sound and Style

• 3: Voices and Personae

• 4: Harmonic Palette

• 5: Melodic Turns

• 6: Thematic Thread

• 7: Collections and Cycles

• 8: A Tribute

• Appendix

• Select Bibliography