Form as harmony in rock music /

Form as harmony in rock music /

"There's a moment in Janis Joplin's rendition of "Piece of My Heart" that anyone who has heard the song even once will recall vividly. I'm referring of course to Joplin's explosive cry of "take it!" about a minute in, right at the beginning of the chorus....

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: Nobile, Drew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Series:Oxford studies in music theory.
Subjects:
20th century
1900-1999
Rock music > 20th century > Analysis, appreciation.
Musical form.
Harmony.
Rock music > Analysis, appreciation.
Rock music.
Table of Contents:
  • About the Companion Website
  • Note on the Musical Examples
  • Introduction
  • 1. Harmonic Syntax
  • Category, Prediction, Syntax: Three Views of Harmonic Function
  • The Functional Circuit
  • Tonic Function
  • Pre-Dominant Function
  • Dominant Function
  • Cadence and Closure
  • Summary
  • 2. Verses
  • Sectional Verses as Periods
  • Sectional Verses as Srdc
  • Sectional Verses as Small aaba
  • Sectional Verses with Blues Progressions
  • Refrains
  • Initiating Verses
  • 3. Choruses
  • Identifying Choruses
  • Sectional Choruses
  • Continuation Choruses
  • Telos Choruses
  • Chorus Types: Summary
  • 4. Prechoruses, Bridges, and Auxiliary Sections
  • Prechoruses
  • Bridges
  • Solos and Instrumental Breaks
  • Other Auxiliary Passages
  • Formal Layout versus Formal Process
  • 5. AABA and Strophic Forms
  • Verses in AABA and Strophic Forms
  • Large-Scale Trajectories
  • Issues in AABA Form
  • 6. Sectional Verse-Chorus
  • Verse-Chorus Forms
  • Sectional Verse-Chorus Form
  • Sectional Verse + Sectional Chorus
  • Initiating Verse + Sectional Chorus
  • Verse and Chorus in Different Keys
  • Initiating Verse + Telos Chorus
  • Bridges and Full-Song Layouts
  • 7. Continuous Verse-Chorus
  • Initiating Verse + Continuation Chorus
  • Expansions
  • Sectional Verse + Continuation Chorus
  • Large-Scale Trajectory
  • 8. Verse-Prechorus-Chorus
  • Initiating Verse + Prechorus + Telos Chorus
  • Phrase Rhythm
  • Verse-Prechorus Fusion
  • Verse-Prechorus-Chorus Form with Sectional Chorus
  • Verse-Prechorus-Chorus Form with Continuation Chorus
  • Full-Song Layouts
  • Conclusion
  • Looking Ahead
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
  • Song Index by Artist
  • Song Index by Title
  • Subject Index

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