Music Research Paper

Create the liner notes for a box set (vinyl, CD, or music
streaming) that features selected work by a particular artist,
group, producer, writer, record label, genre(s), era, topic, style,
instrument, etc. from 1950 – 2000.
Your uploaded submission should be a polished and finely
curated work that includes the following:
– A cover page with any combination of photo, art, illustration,
collage that represents and identifies with the theme of your
liner notes
– An analytic essay (liner notes) up to 1000 words (minimum of
3 pages) that offers a compelling, impactful, and convincing
argument for this artist and the tracks you’ve chosen to
represent them. Here are some questions to consider when
selecting:
Why does this collection and/or artist matter?
How has this collection or this artist had an impact on its
respective genre or music as a whole?
How has this artist and the influence of this work impacted
society? politics? the world?
Does this collection represent a certain area of exploration for
this artist?
Does this particular selection signify a renaissance or reprise of
older work?

Try not to restrict your selection to a “greatest hits” and focus
more on a body-of-work that represents something that tells a
specific story or marks the development of an artists sound.
– An annotated track list consisting of 10 – 20 songs you feel
represent the artist and the theme of your collection. This list
must be in the form of an annotated bibliography. Additionally,
you must provide 1 – 3 sentences on why you chose each
track.

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