American Popular Music: The age of rock

American Popular Music: The age of rock
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Publisher : Popular Press
Total Pages : 286
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ISBN-10 : 0879724684
ISBN-13 : 9780879724689
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Book Synopsis American Popular Music: The age of rock by : Timothy E. Scheurer

Download or read book American Popular Music: The age of rock written by Timothy E. Scheurer and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Articles explore the theoretical dimensions of popular music studies; the music of the nineteenth century; and the role of black Americans in the evolution of popular music. Also included--the music of Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, swing, the blues, the influences of W. S. Gilbert and Rodgers and Hammerstein, and changes in lyric writing styles from the nineteenth century to the rock era.


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