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Synthesizer and Showiness : = The Evolution of 1980s New Wave and Synth Pop.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Synthesizer and Showiness :/
Reminder of title:	The Evolution of 1980s New Wave and Synth Pop.
Author:	Miller, Madison.
Description:	1 online resource (90 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 84-11.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International84-11.
Subject:	Music history. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798379492915

Synthesizer and Showiness : = The Evolution of 1980s New Wave and Synth Pop.
Miller, Madison.

Synthesizer and Showiness :The Evolution of 1980s New Wave and Synth Pop. - 1 online resource (90 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 84-11.

Thesis (M.Mus.)--Texas Christian University, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

This thesis explores the relationship between the synthesizer and what I call "showiness" in 1970s and 1980s new wave and synth pop music. I first define what showiness is in music. Then, I analyze the music of new wave band Blondie and synth pop band Duran Duran to find the correlation between the synth and showiness. Furthermore, I explore extramusical elements of showiness in both bands, including sexuality, fashion, stage performances, and music videos. I supplement my own observations with those of journalists and fans through archival research, focusing on the opinions of 1970s and 1980s critics and consumers. I relate elements of these bands' showiness to the culture of 1980s America, which I argue is a showy decade in fashion, entertainment, and music. This thesis opens the discussion of showiness in all forms of popular music by defining the concept and exploring it in depth within two musical styles.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798379492915Subjects--Topical Terms:

1179487
Music history.
Subjects--Index Terms:

New waveIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Synthesizer and Showiness : = The Evolution of 1980s New Wave and Synth Pop.
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