Words and Music

Other author Kennedy, Victor
Other author Gadpaille, Michelle
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNewcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher
Description210 p.
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Summary Annotation Words and Music is a collection of different perspectives on the interplay between words and music in opera librettos, Broadway musicals, pop, rock, blues and rap lyrics, and video game soundtracks. Topics include the links between sound and sense, challenges involved in translating song lyrics, the difference between adaptations and parodies, linguistic and cultural analyses of contemporary song lyrics, the censorship of protest songs, and teaching foreign languages using songs.
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ISBN9781443849166
ISBN1443849162 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9781443849166
Stock number01436906