Musical Intimacy: Construction, Connection, and Engagement

by Zack Stiegler and Todd Campbell

Book Overview

Discourse on popular music frequently describes artists' recordings and performances as "intimate." Yet that discourse often stops short of elucidating how a mass-produced commodity such as popular music is able to elicit feelings of intimacy with and among its audience. Through detailed analysis of popular music's composition, performance, production, and promotion, Musical Intimacy examines how intimacy is constructed and perceived in popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501372297
• ISBN13: 9781501372292
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"