Product Description

This volume is a comprehensive, chronologically-ordered study of every aspect of the musical life of the Beatles - composition, performance, recording and reception histories - from the group's beginnings in 1956 through to 1965. Authoritative interpretations from every available reliable musical source are interwoven through a documentary study of thousands of audio, video, print, and multimedia sources. The text should enable general readers and musicians as well as educated music theorists to appreciate more aspects of the music of this celebrated popular music group.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5466343 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 472 pages

Review
Walter Everett's recent contribution to the extensive literature on the Beatles is a welcome addition to the serious musicological study of the most influential rock musicians in history. (Journal of Musicological Research )

... features a huge variety of musical examples ... particularly beneficial when used in conjunction with the actual recordings. (Journal of Musicological Research )

The author's writing style throughout is so lucid that anyone with a desire to understand his discussions will be able to follow them ... Everett's work is not only important in elucidating the music of the Beatles, it also serves as a model for further scholarship in rock music and the variety of analytical approaches that can be used for the understanding of this repertoire. (Journal of Musicological Research )

About the Author
Walter Everett is Associate Professor of Music in Music Theory at the University of Michigan. He is the author of The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver through the Anthology (OUP, 1999).