Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play : Inside Two Long Songs /

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Since the 1960s, British progressive rock band Jethro Tull has pushed the technical and compositional boundaries of rock music by infusing its musical output with traditions drawn from classical, folk, jazz, and world music. The release of Thick as a Brick (1972) and A Passion Play (1973) won the gr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smolko, Tim (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jethro Tull (Musical group)
Rock music.
Progressive rock music.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
Rock progressif.
Rock (Musique) > Angleterre > 1971-1980 > Histoire et critique.
Rock music > England > 1971-1980 > History and criticism.
England.
Progressive rock (Music)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Life is a long song : providing a context for Thick as a brick and A passion play
  • Galliards and lute songs : the influence of early music in Jethro Tull
  • Geared toward the exceptional rather than the average : the album cover and lyrics of Thick as a brick
  • The music of Thick as a brick : form and thematic development
  • The music of Thick as a brick : other features
  • The Château d'Isaster tapes and the album cover and lyrics of A passion play
  • The music of A passion play
  • Monty Python, reception, and live versions.

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