Editors: Silvia Martinez and Héctor Fouce
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This
book will serve as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the
history, sociology and musicology of 20th century Spanish popular music. The
volume will consist of 16 essays by leading scholars of Spanish music and will
cover the major figures, styles and social contexts of pop music in Spain.
Although all the contributors are Spanish, the essays will be expressly written
for an international English-speaking audience. No knowledge of Spanish music
or culture will be assumed. Each section will feature a brief introduction by
the volume editors, while each essay will provide adequate context so readers
understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance
to Spanish popular music. The book first presents a general description of the
history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into
thematic sections.
