Stomp and swerve : American music gets hot, 1843-1924 /
The early decades of American popular music--Stephen Foster, Scott Joplin, John Philip Sousa, Enrico Caruso--are, for most listeners, the dark ages. It wasn't until the mid-1920s that the full spectrum of this music--black and white, urban and rural, sophisticated and crude--made it onto record...
| Основен автор: | Wondrich, David. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago, Ill. :
Chicago Review Press,
℗♭2003.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=384709 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Stomp and swerve. |
| Резюме: |
The early decades of American popular music--Stephen Foster, Scott Joplin, John Philip Sousa, Enrico Caruso--are, for most listeners, the dark ages. It wasn't until the mid-1920s that the full spectrum of this music--black and white, urban and rural, sophisticated and crude--made it onto records for all to hear. This book brings a forgotten music, hot music, to life by describing how it became the dominant American music--how it outlasted sentimental waltzes and parlor ballads, symphonic marches and Tin Pan Alley novelty numbers--and how it became rock 'n' roll. It reveals that the young men and wom. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
"An A Cappella book." |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes discography (pages 241-242), bibliographical references (p. 243-249) , and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781569764961 1569764964 9781569764978 1569764972 |