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American Popular Music
Rachel Rubin
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Description for American Popular Music
Paperback. Designed as an introductory survey, this book examines the rise of American music over the 20th century. It starts with a look at music as a business, exploring various popular genres. Moving beyond outdated music-industry categories, it recovers and reinforces the blackness of much popular music. Editor(s): Rubin, Rachel; Melnick, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
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 that music came into its own and achieved unprecedented popularity. Beginning with a look at music as a business, 11 essays explore a variety of popular musical genres, including Tin Pan Alley, blues, jazz, country, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, folk, rap, and Mexican American corridos. Reading these essays, we come to see that the forms created by one group often appeal to, and are in turn influenced ... Read more
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 that music came into its own and achieved unprecedented popularity. Beginning with a look at music as a business, 11 essays explore a variety of popular musical genres, including Tin Pan Alley, blues, jazz, country, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, folk, rap, and Mexican American corridos. Reading these essays, we come to see that the forms created by one group often appeal to, and are in turn influenced ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558492684
SKU
V9781558492684
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99-15
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