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Italian Popular Music Discourse in the 1960s and 1970s
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Haworth, Rachel |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Not all writing about Italian popular music from the early 1960s focuses on the canzone d'autore; in fact, very few publications deal with the genre at all, due to the fact that it was only created in 1960. Generally, this writing focuses on: the mass cultural tensions which popular music in Italy embodies; the 'artistic' hopes that the canzone d'autore is seen to represent for Italian popular music; and the place of folk traditions in the Italian popular music context. In Jona's opinion, popular music in general has a role to play in society, which is reflected in the Cantacronache's mission statement outlined in the first section of his chapter: song should be socially and/or politically engaged, and should enable the further education of its listeners. Within the context of the 'art-folk-commerce' structure at work within popular music discourses according to Frith, the notion of French popular music as legitimising Italian popular music which surrounds this geNot all writing about Italian popular music from the early 1960s focuses on the canzone d'autore; in fact, very few publications deal with the genre at all, due to the fact that it was only created in 1960. Generally, this writing focuses on: the mass cultural tensions which popular music in Italy embodies; the 'artistic' hopes that the canzone d'autore is seen to represent for Italian popular music; and the place of folk traditions in the Italian popular music context. In Jona's opinion, popular music in general has a role to play in society, which is reflected in the Cantacronache's mission statement outlined in the first section of his chapter: song should be socially and/or politically engaged, and should enable the further education of its listeners. Within the context of the 'art-folk-commerce' structure at work within popular music discourses according to Frith, the notion of French popular music as legitimising Italian popular music which surrounds this ge Book Name: From the chanson française to the canzone d'autore in the 1960s and 1970s |
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| DOI | 10.4324/9781315583556-7 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2016-03-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: From the chanson française to the canzone d'autore in the 1960s and 1970s Popular Music Folk Traditions Italian Popular And/or Politically Italy Embodies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
