Abstract
From the troubadours to the love ballads of the twenty-first century, themes of love, romance and heartbreak have permeated music across the centuries. Garrido and Davidson in this chapter survey the history of the love song, and provide an in-depth examination of the music used in the modern day to create an atmosphere of romance, to celebrate falling in love and to deal with crushing heartbreak. These strands of evidence demonstrate both the continuities throughout history in love as a theme in music, and how music reflects changing attitudes towards love and relationships over the course of history.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 189-216 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies |
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| ISSN (Print) | 2634-6257 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2634-6265 |
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