Inside the Music Business: Music in Contemporary Life

by Michael Fink

This text examines every aspect of the music industry functioning in contemporary American life. Part 1 traces the business and artistic processes of popular music from songwriting through publishing, recording, marketing, and performing; Part 2 covers special issues in music and the media; Part 3 surveys Muzak and background music, and the retail store; and Part 4 describes American theatrical and concert traditions, as represented by Broadway musicals,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028731107
• ISBN13: 9780028731100
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Schirmer G Books
• Length: 401 Pages