The songs of Joni Mitchell : gender, performance and agency / Anne Karppinen.
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TextSeries: Ashgate popular and folk music seriesPublisher: London : Routledge, 2019Description: 229 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780367229313 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Mitchell, Joni -- Criticism and interpretation | Music | MusicDDC classification: 782.4'2164'092 Summary: An unorthodox musician from the start, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's style of composing, performing, and of playing (and tuning) the guitar is unique. In the framework of sexual difference and the gendered discourses of rock this immediately begs the questions: are Mitchell's songs specifically feminine and, if so, to what extent and why? Anne Karppinen addresses this question focusing on the kind of music and lyrics Mitchell writes, the representation of men and women in her lyrics, how her style changes and evolves over time, and how cultural context affects her writing.
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Originally published: 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An unorthodox musician from the start, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's style of composing, performing, and of playing (and tuning) the guitar is unique. In the framework of sexual difference and the gendered discourses of rock this immediately begs the questions: are Mitchell's songs specifically feminine and, if so, to what extent and why? Anne Karppinen addresses this question focusing on the kind of music and lyrics Mitchell writes, the representation of men and women in her lyrics, how her style changes and evolves over time, and how cultural context affects her writing.
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