{"product_id":"what-goes-on-the-beatles-their-music-and-their-time-9780190213176","title":"What Goes On: The Beatles, Their Music, and Their Time","description":"In a stretch of just seven years, the Beatles recorded hundreds of songs which tower above those of their worthy peers as both the product of cultural leadership and an artistic reflection of their turbulent age, the1960s. Walter Everett and Tim Riley's \u003cem\u003eWhat Goes On: The Beatles, Their Music, and Their Time \u003c\/em\u003eblends historical narrative, musicology, and music analysis to tell the full story of the Beatles and how they redefined pop music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book traces the Beatles' development chronologically, marking the band's involvement with world events such as the Vietnam War, strides in overcoming racial segregation, gender stereotyping, student demonstrations, and the generation gap. It delves deeply into their body of work, introducing the concepts of musical form, instrumentation, harmonic structure, melodic patterns, and rhythmic devices in a way that is accessible to musicians and non-musicians alike. Close readings of specific songs highlight the tensions between imagination and mechanics, songwriting and technology, and through the book's musical examples, listeners will learn how to develop strategies for creating their own rich interpretations of the potential meanings behind their favorite songs. Videos hosted on the book's companion website offer full definitions and performance demonstrations of all musical concepts discussed in the text, and interactive listening guides illustrate track details in real-time listening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe unique multimedia approach of \u003cem\u003eWhat Goes On\u003c\/em\u003e reveals just how great this music was in its own time, and why it remains important today as a body of singular achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Everett, Tim Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190213176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Everett\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Music in Music Theory at the University of Michigan. He is the author of the two-volume study, \u003cem\u003eThe Beatles as Musicians\u003c\/em\u003e, and of \u003cem\u003eThe Foundations of Rock\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to editing or co-editing three other books of analytical essays on popular music, he has published more than thirty book chapters and articles on rock music from Elvis to Missy Elliott, as well as other analytical papers on music of the common-practice period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Riley \u003c\/strong\u003eis\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eNPR Critic and Emerson College associate professor. He reviews pop and classical music for NPR's Here \u0026amp; Now and On Point, and contributes to The New York Times, Radio Silence, and truthdig. He is the author of T\u003cem\u003eell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHard Rain: A Dylan Commentary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMadonna: Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFever: How Rock 'n' Roll Transformed Gender\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLennon: Man, Myth, Music.\u003c\/em\u003e In 2016, he won the LA Press\/NAEJA Best Cultural Critic Award for his truthdig book reviews. Visit timrileyauthor.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42920948105331,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":90.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_52f1fa91-ea46-4d27-b3e8-5a32c679bbd2.jpg?v=1742382544","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/what-goes-on-the-beatles-their-music-and-their-time-9780190213176","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}