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'It can be reasonably argued that the vast majority of musical production at any one time involves musicians working in relatively stable 'genre worlds' within which ongoing creative practice is not so much about sudden bursts but he continual producti...
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analyse of title credit sequence of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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308 CMC Popular Music
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What Can You Learn From Source a About the Impact of the Beatles In the 1960s?
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Assess the impact of new technologies on the music industry - Discuss the significance and implications of the developments.
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