Henry Cow : the world is a problem / Benjamin Piekut.
Henry Cow : the world is a problem / Benjamin Piekut.
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Publisher
Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.
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G 2020/1067
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 494 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Feral experimentalism -- You can't play this music at Cambridge (1968-73) -- Faust and the virgins (1973) -- Contentment is hopeless, unrest is progress (1974) -- Death to the individual : Slapp Happy (1974-75) -- Europa (1975-76) -- The roads leading to Rome (1976-77) -- No joy anymor...
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Publisher
Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
In its open improvisations, lapidary lyrics, errant melodies, and relentless pursuit of spontaneity, the British experimental band Henry Cow pushed rock music to its limits. The band's rotating personnel, sprung from rock, free jazz, and orchestral worlds, synthesized a distinct sound that troubled genre lines, and with this musical diversity came...
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Full title
Henry Cow : the world is a problem / Benjamin Piekut.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-478) and index.
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©2019
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G 2020/1067
Record Identifier
74VKaZ0bEQdM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZ0bEQdM
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ISBN
1478005513 (ebook)
9781478004059 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1478004053 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9781478004660 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1478004665 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9781478005513 (ebook)
DDC
781.660922
MMS ID
991024293717502626
