Sounds Icelandic
edited by Þorbjorg Daphne Hall, Nicola Dibben, Arni Heimir Ingolfsson and Tony Mitchell
Hardback (Published)
(December 2018)
ISBN: 9781781791455
6.1 x 9.17 inches
Price: $90.00
In stock
Over the past 25 years, Icelandic music has been gaining considerable international attention. This is attested to by the international success of such acts as the Sugarcubes, and then Bjork as a solo artist, followed by the worldwide success of Sigur Ros, and more recently Of Monsters and Men. And these artists reveal themselves to be ‘the tip of the iceberg’, once one delves further into the music of Iceland and the myriad of genres that are thrive there. That such a small country can produce so much music of quality, value and acclaim is a fascinating situation that has boosted Icelandic tourism and made the country the ‘hippest’ place in the world. This is a book of wide-ranging essays on different aspects of Icelandic music, from the ancient traditional chants of rimur to the large output of classical music by nationalist composer Jon Leifs and others, to the plethora of Icelandic rock and pop groups that have already made an impact on the world as well as more idiosyncratic and genre-bending musicians now emerging from the Reykjavik music scene.
'Introduction - Sounds Icelandic' Þ
orbjorg Daphne Hall, Nicola Dibben, Arni Heimir Ingolfsson and Tony Mitchell Part 1: Histories and Contexts 1. 'A Nation without Music?': Symphonic Music and Nation-Building Kimberly Cannady, Victoria University of Wellington, and Kristin Loftsdottir, University of Iceland 2. Rimur: From National Heritage to Folk Music Ragnheiour Olafsdottir, Independent Scholar, and Nicola Dibben 3. Jon Leifs and the Origins of an Icelandic Style Arni Heimir Ingolfsson Part 2: Social and Spatial Structures 4. Spatiality, Sociality and Circulation: Popular Music Scenes in Reykjavik Nick Prior, University of Edinburgh 5. Beyond Reykjavik 101: Iceland's Popular Music Mainstream and the Eurovision Song Contest Sarah Baker, Griffith University 6. Nurturing the roots: Musiktilraunir, Iceland's foremost "Battle of the bands" competition Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, University of Edinburgh Part 3: Scenes and Genres 7. 'Even Cute Babies Will Bite When Provoked': Icelandic Popular Music and the Rise of the Krutt >Þ
orbjorg Daphne Hall 8. A Transnational Bedroom Community in Reykjavik Tony Mitchell 9. Icelandic hip hop: From 'Selling American Fish to Icelanders' to ReykjavikurdAetur (Reykjavik Daughters) Tony Mitchell Part 4: Sound and Aesthetics 10. Surrealism in Icelandic Popular Music John Richardson, University of Turku 11. 'Imagine what my body would sound like': Embodiment, nature and sound in the work of Bjork Gudmundsdottir Sarah Boak, Independent Scholar 12. Triangulating Timbre in Sigur Ros's Iceland Brad Osborn, University of Kansas, and David Blake, University of Akron
- Edited by Nicola Dibben
- Edited by Þorbjorg Daphne Hall
- Edited by Arni Heimir Ingolfsson
- Edited by Tony Mitchell
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