A comprehensive introduction to the inner workings of rock music, The Foundations of Rock goes back to the heart of the music itself from the time of its birth through the end of classic rock. Walter Everett expertly takes readers through all aspects of the music and its lyrics, leading fans and listeners to new insights and new ways to develop their own interpretations of the aural landscapes of their lives. Written with style, Everett does not depend on musical notation nor professional jargon, but rather combines text with nearly 300 newly written audio examples (performed on the companion website) and more than 100 expertly chosen photographs, to offer a rich text-and-web experience that brings new meanings to songs that have dominated music for a half-century.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Website; List of Text's Figures, Tables, and Photographs
- 1: Drums, Other Percussion, and a Bit About Rhythm
- 2: Guitars, the Bass, and an Introduction to Harmony
- n34: Keyboards and a Summary of Early-RockSweetening with Band, Orchestral, and Other Instruments
- 5: Vocal Color, Technique, and Arrangement
- 6: Forms: Phrases and Sections
- 7: Melody: Materials and Patterns
- 8: Chord Construction
- 9: Diatonic Harmonic Function
- 10: Harmony in Minor and Other Non-Major Modes
- 11: Chromatic Harmony
- 12: Musical Time: Rhythm, Meter and Tempo
- 13: Engineering the Master
- 14: Creating an Interpretation
- Appendix: Lexicon of Chord Symbols; Further Print Resources In Pop-Rock Music Of The 1950s-'60s
- Index of Artists, Composers, Song and Album Titles
- Index of Materials and Techniques
