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Love songs

Ted Gioia · 2015

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Uncovers the unexplored history of the love song, from the fertility rites of ancient cultures to the sexualized YouTube videos of the present day, and discusses such topics as censorship, the legacy of love songs, and why it is a dominant form of modernmusical expression.

Book details

Year
2015
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Editions
4
Pages
315
ISBN
9780199357574

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