Research Catalog

Title

The Beatles and the Beatlesque : a crossdisciplinary analysis of sound, production and stylistic impact / Dario Martinelli, Paolo Bucciarelli.

Author

Martinelli, Dario

Publication

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]

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Details

Additional Authors

Bucciarelli, Paolo

Description

xvi, 214 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

The Beatles and the Beatlesque address a paradox emanating from The Beatles music through a cross-disciplinary hybrid of reflections, drawing from both, musical practice itself and academic research. Indeed, despite their extreme stylistic variety, The Beatles songs seem to always bear a distinctive identity that emerges even more in similar works by other artists, whether they are merely inspired, derivative or explicitly paying homage. The authors, a musicologist and music producer, emphasize the importance of record production in The Beatles' music in a way that does justice not only to the final artifacts (the released songs) but also to the creative process itself (i.e., the songs "in the making"). Through an investigation into the work of George Martin and his team, as well as The Beatles themselves, this text sheds light on the role of the studio in shaping the group's eclectic but unique sound. The chapters address what makes a song Beatlesque, to what extent production choices are responsible for developing a style, production being understood not as a mere set of technicalities, but also in a more conceptual way, as well as the aesthetics, semiotics and philosophy that animated studio activity. The outcome is a book that will appeal to both students and researchers, as well as, of course, musicophiles of all kinds.

Subject

• Beatles > Criticism and interpretation
• Beatles
• Sound recordings > Production and direction > History
• Criticism and interpretation
• Sound recordings > Production and direction
• Sound recordings

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and indexees.

Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A brief history of The Beatles in the studio -- 2. Style and sound -- 3. The difficulty of defining the Beatles style -- 4. Crossdisciplinary reflections: production vs. multimodality studies, narratology, and film studies -- 5. Birth and fortune of the Beatlesque: Transmission of creativity and legacy -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index of names -- Index of songs, albums, and other artworks.

Call Number

*LE 23-67

ISBN

• 9783031338038
• 3031338030
• 9783031338045 (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

1376925453

Author

Martinelli, Dario, author.

Title

The Beatles and the Beatlesque : a crossdisciplinary analysis of sound, production and stylistic impact / Dario Martinelli, Paolo Bucciarelli.

Publisher

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and indexees.

Added Author

Bucciarelli, Paolo, author.

Research Call Number

*LE 23-67