Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 1: Media, Industry, Society

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Preface
List of contributors
List of abbreviations
Arrangement of the Material
Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions
Documentation
Popular Music Studies
Social Phenomena
Stylistic and Textual Dimensions
Venues
Part II: The Industry
General Terms
Audio Technical Terms
Broadcasting
Copyright
Deals and Contracts
The Film Industry and Popular Music
Instrument Manufacture
Management and Marketing
Publishing
Recording: Record Corporations
Recording Studios
Record Labels/Companies
Unions
Index

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Popular music has been a major force in the world since the 19th century. With the advent of electronic and advanced technology it has become ubiquitous. This is the first volume in a series of encyclopedic works covering popular music of the world, consisting of some 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world. Entries range between 250 and 5000 words, arranged in two parts: part I: social and cultural dimensions, covering the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music. Part II: the industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels.

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These first two volumes (of a projected 12) portend great things for the set. Among the 250 contributors are most of the leading scholars, musicians, and journalists in popular music studies. Nearly 20 years in the making, the encyclopedia responds to a need for a comprehensive approach to popular music, one that would give due attention to non-Anglo-American musics. To that end, much thought was devoted to the taxonomy and layout of each volume. Rather than simply listing entries alphabetically, each volume presents broad topics in some detail, with indexes in each volume to bring subjects together. An important...addition to the canon of popular music studies. Highly recommended." -Choice

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