Popular song and narratology: Exploring the relationship between narrative theory and song lyrics through creative practice
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Andrew Ward Thesis
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This thesis proposes a new theorization of song analysis based on practice-as-research and underpinned by structuralist narrative theory. In an examination of 300 number one songs, the research explores both the relationship of storytelling and musical structure in popular songwriting, and the nature of songwriting-as-research as a research paradigm. In doing so, the thesis and associated creative works seek to guide future songwriters and industry in how stories are most effectively conveyed in popular song lyric writing.
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| ID Code: | 134488 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD by Creative Works) |
| Supervisor: | Carfoot, Gavin, McGowan, Lee, & Graham, Philip |
| Keywords: | Popular Music, Narrative Thoery, Song Analysis, Practice As Research, Narratology, Songwriting Research, Songwriting, Popular Songwriting, Pop Songs, Pop Songwriting |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.134488 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Creative Industries Faculty |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 29 Nov 2019 04:23 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2019 04:23 |
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