Happiness is-- a good transcription
Subtitle: reconsidering the Beatles sheet music publications
By: Jouni Koskimäki
Contributors: Heinonen, Yrjö; Lennon, John, 1940-1980; McCartney, Paul; Northern Songs (Firm)
Series: Jyväskylä studies in humanities -- 59
Publisher: University of Jyväskylä
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Jyväskylä
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789513925154
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Arrangement (Music); Popular music; History and criticism; Beatles
Other titles: Reconsidering the Beatles sheet music publications; Happiness is a good transcription; Cry baby cry.; Happiness is a warm gun.; Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
Notes: Accompanying compact disc includes excerpts from Cry baby cry, Happiness is a warm gun, and Lucy in the sky with diamons, by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, performed primarily by the Beatles.

Includes full scores to 3 Beatles songs.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Jyväskylä, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references.

Essays in English, by Jouni Koskimäki unless otherwise noted.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Production, distribution, and consumption of popular music; title: Arrangement, sheet music, and transcription; title: On making a good transcription of popular music; title: The course of study; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Summary; title: Variation as the key principle of arrangement in 'Cry baby cry' / Jouni Koskimäki & Yrjö Heinonen; title: Variation as the key principle in the vocal parts of 'Cry baby cry'; title: New section, new musical idea : variation as the key principle in the instrumental parts of 'Cry baby cry'; title: Happiness is; title: a good transcription : shortcomings in sheet music publications of 'Happiness is a warm gun'; title: Imperfect harmony : problems in selected sheet music publications of 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds'; title: Monopoly with real money : a critical review of the story of Northern Songs Ltd.; title: Appendix 1. Cry baby cry : the full score / Lennon-McCartney; title: Appendix 2. Happiness is a warm gun : the full score / Lennon-McCartney; title: Appendix 3. Lucy in the sky with diamonds : the full score / Lennon-McCartney.