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Routledge This is the Sound of Irony: Music, Politics & Popular Culture

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Explore how irony shapes popular music, politics and culture in this comprehensive collection from Routledge's Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Irony has influenced composers, performers, listeners and critics for centuries, yet only recently has it become systematically defined and critiqued. This book examines the pervasive role of irony in music itself, the business of making music, and the politics of messaging. Contributors analyse musical ironies embedded in the notes themselves, within text and subtext, and through performance, reception and criticism. Discover how irony intertwines with comedy, tragedy and cultural meaning across diverse musical traditions.

Key Features

Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series publication exploring irony as a fundamental element in modern popular music.

Academic examination of how irony functions in musical notes, lyrics, subtext, and performance practices.

Essays analysing the relationship between irony and comedy, tragedy, and broader cultural messaging in music.

Collection addressing irony's role in music business practices and critical reception across multiple genres.

Scholarly work by Routledge investigating centuries of ironic musical traditions from composers to contemporary artists.

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hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
19 May 2015
Listed Since
05 December 2014

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