Supplementing a typology of curation

Learning from George Harrison and Indian music

Authors

  • Michael Lewis Jones University of Liverpool Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pomh.42219

Keywords:

curation, Beatles, Indian classical music

Abstract

The article explores the creation of a concert that explored George Harrison’s relationship with Indian classical music. It was a scripted concert that featured two surviving musicians from the ‘Within You Without You’ recording sessions along with material artefacts. The experience is used to consider supplements to the Baker, Istvandity and Nowak identification of structuring concepts of curation.

Author Biography

  • Michael Lewis Jones, University of Liverpool

    Michael Jones is a senior lecturer in the Department of Music at Liverpool University. He is Programme Director of the MA in Music Industry Studies and the MA in Classical Music Industry. He is author of the Report into the Economic Value of the Beatles Tourism to Liverpool’s Economy (2016) and is a member of the City’s Beatles Legacy Group.

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Published

2021-02-05

How to Cite

Jones, M. L. (2021). Supplementing a typology of curation: Learning from George Harrison and Indian music. Popular Music History, 13(1-2), 77-94. https://doi.org/10.1558/pomh.42219