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The Beatles and the Beatlesque : a crossdisciplinary analysis of sound production and stylistic impact / Dario Martinelli, Paolo Bucciarelli.

9783031338045 (electronic bk.)
3031338049 (electronic bk.)
3031338030
9783031338038

Cham : Springer, 2023.

English

1 online resource (406 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

10.1007/978-3-031-33804-5 doi

ML421.B4

782.421660922

The Beatles and the Beatlesque address a paradox emanating from The Beatles music through a cross-disciplinary hybrid of reflections, drawing from both, musical practice itself and academic research. Indeed, despite their extreme stylistic variety, The Beatles songs seem to always bear a distinctive identity that emerges even more in similar works by other artists, whether they are merely inspired, derivative or explicitly paying homage. The authors, a musicologist and music producer, emphasize the importance of record production in The Beatles' music in a way that does justice not only to the final artifacts (the released songs) but also to the creative process itself (i.e., the songs "in the making"). Through an investigation into the work of George Martin and his team, as well as The Beatles themselves, this text sheds light on the role of the studio in shaping the group's eclectic but unique sound. The chapters address what makes a song Beatlesque, to what extent production choices are responsible for developing a style, production being understood not as a mere set of technicalities, but also in a more conceptual way, as well as the aesthetics, semiotics and philosophy that animated studio activity. The outcome is a book that will appeal to both students and researchers, as well as, of course, musicophiles of all kinds.

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