Popular-Music Culture in America by Prince Dorough (1992, Hardcover)

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Country
USA
Subjects
Art & Culture
Age Level
Adults, Young Adults
Special Attributes
1st Edition
ISBN
9781880157046
EAN
9781880157046
Book Title
Popular-Music Culture in America
Publisher
Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Item Length
9.5 in
Publication Year
1992
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Prince Dorough
Genre
Music, Social Science
Topic
Instruction & Study / General, Popular Culture, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Item Weight
17.8 Oz
Item Width
7.8 in
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1880157047
ISBN-13
9781880157046
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1021727

Product Key Features

Book Title
Popular-Music Culture in America
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Instruction & Study / General, Popular Culture, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
1992
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Social Science
Author
Prince Dorough
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.8 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-219809
Table Of Content
Part 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 1. Foundations Chapter 4 2. American Pop Grows Chapter 5 3. Ragtime and the Blues Chapter 6 4. The Growth of Jazz Chapter 7 5. The Swing Era Chapter 8 6. The Rise of the Pop Solo Singer Chapter 9 7. Country Music Chapter 10 8. Broadway, from Vaudeville to Berlin Chapter 11 9.Broadway, from Kern to the Gershwins Chapter 12 10. Broadway, from Rodgers and Hart to Stephen Sondheim Chapter 13 11. The Recording Industry Chapter 14 12. Tin Pan Alley Chapter 15 13. The Folk-Music Revival Chapter 16 14. Prelude to the Rock Era Chapter 17 15. Elvis Chapter 18 16. The Beatles Chapter 19 17. Rock Foundations Chapter 20 18. Rock in its Adolescence Chapter 21 19. Rock at Maturity Part 22 Bibliography Part 23 Index
Synopsis
This widely adopted book studies the history of popular music in this country and follows the countless changes in taste that dictate the vicissitudes of this form of musical expression. The text begins with an introduction to the foundations of music in colonial America and progresses through important and influential movements in our history, from ragtime to rap and numerous topics in between. It looks at important artists and groups in each genre, with a strong emphasis on the immeasurable contributions of Elvis Presley and the Beatles to popular music in this country. The text traces the varied experiences and influences emerging from such diverse settings as Harlem, Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, and Woodstock. It discusses the changing technology of music recording and the hazards of the music-publishing business. Numerous illustrations complement the text., Studies the history of popular music in this country. The text begins with an introduction to the foundations of music in colonial America and progresses through important and influential movements in our history, from ragtime to rap and numerous topics in between. It looks at important artists and groups in each genre.
LC Classification Number
ML3477.D67 1992

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