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America´s Musical Life: A History
Richard Crawford
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Description for America´s Musical Life: A History
Paperback. "A superb, all-encompassing survey of music in America." -Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 992 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1210.
When it comes to American music, America's Musical Life is "the best one-volume history yet on the subject for musicians and enthusiasts, professional or amateur" (Kirkus Reviews). "Well-researched and sensitively constructed" (Library Journal) and "a book that welcomes the reader, who is happy to keep returning for more" (Music Library Association Notes), America's Musical Life tells the story of American music making in rich detail. In chronicling American music's bountiful heritage, this "superb book presents the whole sweep of U.S. cultivated and traditional music—from 16th-century Native American music through late 20th-century hiphop culture." A substantial cultural achievement, "this definitive history ... Read more
When it comes to American music, America's Musical Life is "the best one-volume history yet on the subject for musicians and enthusiasts, professional or amateur" (Kirkus Reviews). "Well-researched and sensitively constructed" (Library Journal) and "a book that welcomes the reader, who is happy to keep returning for more" (Music Library Association Notes), America's Musical Life tells the story of American music making in rich detail. In chronicling American music's bountiful heritage, this "superb book presents the whole sweep of U.S. cultivated and traditional music—from 16th-century Native American music through late 20th-century hiphop culture." A substantial cultural achievement, "this definitive history ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
Number of Pages
992
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393327267
SKU
V9780393327267
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About Richard Crawford
Richard Crawford (1935—2024), a longtime professor at the University of Michigan, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and served as president of the American Musicological Society, published ten books on American music.
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