Music Melting Round

A History of Music in the United States

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Now in Paperback!Music Melting Round: A History of Music in the United States provides a colorful introduction for students and nonspecialists alike to the scope of musical styles and venues in America from colonial to contemporary times. Covering all aspects of music, including classical, ragtime, blues, jazz, popular, minstrel shows, and music on radio and television and in film, the text also contains a variety of photographs and illustrations, three time lines presenting highlights in American history, the arts, and music, an appendix of basic musical concepts, a glossary, and two indexes.Cloth edition 1-880157-17-9 previously published in 1995 by Ardsley House.Instructor's Manual 1-880157-18-7 available upon request.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-06-18
Mått:188 x 231 x 19 mm
Vikt:708 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:Scarecrow Press
ISBN:9780810846746

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Edith Borroff (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a prominent musicologist and composer. She has taught at several universities and was professor of music at the State University of New York (Binghamton) for almost twenty years. Among her other books are The Music of the Baroque (1978), Music in Europe and the United States: A History (1990), and American Opera: A Checklist (1992).

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An enjoyable overview text of the history of American music…for music history students and nonspecialist general readers alike…a superb choice as a classroom curriculum text, as well as a seminal addition to music department and community library Music History & Appreciation reference collections.

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Preface1. Early Music in America (to 1783)2. An Energetic New Nation (1783 to 1840)3. A Nation Struggling for Maturity (1840 to 1880)4. A Nation Coming of Age (1880 to 1923)5. Other Venues (1880 to 1923)6. The Business and Dissemination of Music7. Boom, Depression, and War (1923 to 1961)8. Other Venues (1923 to 1961)9. The Electronic Age10. Reaching into the Future (1961 to 1993)11. Other Venues (1961 to 1993)12. A Musical NationAppendix: Basic Musical ConceptsGlossaryIndexIndex of Titles