Blacklight

An introduction to America's music /

Title:
An introduction to America's music /
Author:
Crawford, Richard, 1935- author.
Format:
Book
Institution:
Emerson College
Contents:
America's music from colonization through the Civil War. "Nature must inspire the thought": sacred music in the European colonies ; "The favorite passion of my soul" : secular music in the colonies and early republic ; "How sweet the sound": sacred music in the new republic ; "Make a noise": African American music before the Civil War ; "A language of feeling": cultivating musical tastes in antebellum America ; "The Ethiopian business": minstrelsy and popular sing through the civil war -- America's music from the Civil War through World War I. "All that is native and fine": American Indian music, folk songs, spirituals, and their collectors ; "After the ball": band music, gospel hymns, and popular songs after the Civil War ; "To stretch our ears": classical music comes of age ; "Come on and hear": popular music, theater, and dance at the turn of the century -- America's music from World War I through World War II. "A grasping of the heart" : the rise of blues and gospel music ; "Hypnosis at first hearing" : jazz in the modern era ; "Where book-learning is not" : country and folk music in the modern era ; Saying "I love you" in thirty-two bars : popular songs on stage and screen ; "Organized sound" : concert music in the modern era ; "A thread unwinding" : modernist music during an after the Great Depression -- America's music in the postwar era. New sounds, ancient voices : classical music in the postwar era ; "An art that arises out of American roots" : jazz, musical theater, and film music in the postwar era ; "Songs from the tree of life" : country and folk music in the postwar era ; "Good rocking tonight" : popular music in the early postwar era ; "Stayin' alive" : popular music in the late postwar era -- America's music since 1980. Narrowing the gap : classical music since 1980 ; Thoroughly postmodern : film music, jazz, and musical theater since 1980 ; Roots : folk music since 1980 ; Alternatives : popular music since 1980, part I ; Remix : popular music since 1980, part 2.
Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
Emerson Main Stacks
ML200 .C72 2018 – Available