Instruments of Desire: The Electric Guitar and the Shaping of Musical Experience
Steve Waksman explores how the electric guitar has shaped musical experience. Combining attention to the instrument itself with a broader cultural and historical perspective, this study considers the guitar’s distinctive role in creating, performing, and hearing music.
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Instruments of Desire examines the electric guitar and its role in shaping musical experience.
Steve Waksman considers the relationship between the instrument’s distinctive sound and the ways music is created, performed, and heard.
The book places the electric guitar within a broader cultural and historical context, treating it as more than a piece of musical equipment.
It offers readers an analytical exploration of an influential instrument and its place in modern music.
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