Music of Joni Mitchell - Whitesell, Lloyd (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Music, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Music, McGill University)

This is a comprehensive study of style and structure evaluating Joni Mitchell's songs from a musicological perspective. Whitesell analyses the singer-songwriter's musical technique, poetic nuance, and cultural reference. Whitesell develops conceptual tools in order to demonstrate the extent of Mitchell's innovation and to recognize her stature as a composer.