Covers key personalities, landmark performances, recordings, songs, experimental compositions, musical instruments, social and historical issues, and record companies for seven major musical branches.
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Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and movements that shaped our musical culture before rock and roll.
Designed as a broad introductory survey, and written by experts in the field, this book examines the rise of American music over the 20th century - the period in which...
American Popular Music
Together, the volumes comprise a panoramic depiction of American music and the influential threads that weave the different musical genres together.
Identifies major movements in music history, from the late 1800s through the early 1990s, and portrays each genre's impact on society, cultural aspects of music, and the growing prominence of the entertainment industry.
In the fifth edition of their best-selling text, American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman provide a unique combination of cultural and social history with the analytical study of musical styles.
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American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MTV
American Popular Music: Soul Latin Tex Mex Rock ' Roll: a Customized Version of History of Rock & Roll
Enhance your understanding of the culture behind American popular music with AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC: A MULTICULTURAL HISTORY! With detailed, easy-to-understand explanations of key musical concepts and terms, this music text...
American Popular Music: The Rock Years
The fourth edition of this textbook includes an enlarged overview of the roots of American pop; an expanded look at jazz; new coverage of Broadway and country music; and updated sections on music business and technology.