Electric Keyboards in Eastward Popular Musics
The development of electric keyboard-based instruments heralded a multifaceted revolution. While the initial efforts to build a synthesizer began in the 1960s, the instrument’s real boom occurred in the 1970s with the manufacture of some of the most iconic keyboards. The existing academic literature...
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| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/esma, |
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Kieli: | Anglais |
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Égypte Soudan mondes arabes
2025
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| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Yhteenveto: | The development of electric keyboard-based instruments heralded a multifaceted revolution. While the initial efforts to build a synthesizer began in the 1960s, the instrument’s real boom occurred in the 1970s with the manufacture of some of the most iconic keyboards. The existing academic literature on this subject is notably scarce, focusing almost exclusively on musical styles (either high-status or popular) originating from Europe or the USA. As a result, a significant research gap exists concerning eastward musical styles from regions such as Turkey, Egypt, Greece, and Lebanon. In these areas, one observes dynamic modernistic tendencies among musicians who adopted these new instruments, incorporating them into their aesthetic languages. The results of these manifestations are preserved in the discography, as well as in the official and unofficial footage of the era.This article provides an overview of the periods in question and examines how pop, rock, and keyboards were adopted within eastward music styles. It addresses specific sociocultural issues that help illuminate the multifaceted frameworks involved. Furthermore, it scrutinizes some of the most notable recorded cases and analyses the pivotal role that keyboardists played in shaping the aesthetic identities and autonomy of the repertoires in question. |
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