Performed Literature: Words and Music by Bob DylanBob Dylan is not a poet. He is a singer-songwriter, a performing artist. The unit of his art, as collected and documented by his intended audience, is the live performance. Right now, no existing technological tool can give researchers ready access to his entire corpus of work. Revised from the author's Ph.D. dissertation (UC Berkeley, 1978) and again from its first edition (Indiana UP, 1982), Performed Literature develops a methodology for close analysis of verbal art that is heard, not seen, using as comparative examples 24 performances of 11 songs by Bob Dylan. The second edition adds a preface, two major appendices and one minor one, and a detailed index. |
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Page 46
... continues throughout the vocals . Behind each sung line the bass marks the first beat of each measure and fills in ... continue alone for two measures ; then Dylan's harmonica joins them for an entire stanza —not playing the vocal melody ...
... continues throughout the vocals . Behind each sung line the bass marks the first beat of each measure and fills in ... continue alone for two measures ; then Dylan's harmonica joins them for an entire stanza —not playing the vocal melody ...
Page 117
... continues to mark . The lead vocalist sings more loudly than before ; the other musicians harmonize , singing “ a ... continue loudly and double time for three more measures , then more softly return to former eight - times - per - line ...
... continues to mark . The lead vocalist sings more loudly than before ; the other musicians harmonize , singing “ a ... continue loudly and double time for three more measures , then more softly return to former eight - times - per - line ...
Page 154
... continues throughout the song , whereas musical instruments instead take turns in the spotlight . In the first stanza guitar and tambourine are most noticeable ; the piano takes over in the second and continues through much of the third ...
... continues throughout the song , whereas musical instruments instead take turns in the spotlight . In the first stanza guitar and tambourine are most noticeable ; the piano takes over in the second and continues through much of the third ...
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