Kick It

Download or Read eBook Kick It PDF written by Matt Brennan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Kick It
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780190683863
ISBN-13 : 0190683864
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Kick It by : Matt Brennan

Book excerpt: "Kick It, the first social history of the drum kit, looks closely at key innovators in the development of the instrument: inventors and manufacturers like the Ludwig and Zildjian dynasties, jazz icons like Gene Krupa and Max Roach, rock stars from Ringo Starr to Keith Moon, and popular artists who haven't always got their dues as drummers, such as Karen Carpenter and J Dilla. Addressing a seeming contradiction--the centrality of the drum kit on the one hand, and the general disparagement of drummers on the other--author Matt Brennan makes the case for the drum kit's role as one of the most transformative musical inventions of the modern era. Tackling the history of race relations, global migration, and the changing tension between high and low culture, Kick It shows how the drum kit and drummers helped change modern music--and society--from the bottom up"--Back cover


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