Elevator Music: A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong by Lanza, Joseph May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPicador
ISBN-100312130635
ISBN-139780312130633
eBay Product ID (ePID)139070
Product Key Features
Book TitleElevator Music : a Surreal History of Muzak, Easy Listening and Other Moodsong
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory & Criticism, Philosophy & Social Aspects
Publication Year1995
GenreMusic
AuthorJoseph Lanza
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight125 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN95-014787
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal781.5
SynopsisPresents a cultural history of mood music and explores its psychological, social, and commercial aspects., Lanza traces the mystifying evolution of mood music, finding its roots in centuries-old Gregorian song, and following it through to twentieth-century composers such as Erik Satie, 'easy-listening' artists including Mantovani, Lawrence Welk, Percy Faith, and Ray Conniff, and modern experimenters like Brian Eno, Angelo Badalamenti, and Various 'ambient' soundscapers.