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The Event Of Blues Music And The Effects Of Technology On The Artistic Event, Adam Rejak
The Event Of Blues Music And The Effects Of Technology On The Artistic Event, Adam Rejak
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The goal of this dissertation is to find out whether or not blues music is an event. I explore what constitutes a musical or artistic event in modern times and to see how this has changed in relation to earlier periods. I also identify its essential formal elements. I divide blues music into two categories, namely, its technical playing qualities (the micro) and its historical changes (the macro). This division frames the entire project and illustrates that in order to discuss an artistic event, we must account for both its technical and historical aspects. I examine several theories of the …