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Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895
Abbott, Lynn; Seroff, Doug
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Description for Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895
paperback. The late 19th century was a time of extreme racial tension in the United States, yet it witnessed the emergence of ragtime and birth of an African American popular entertainment industry. This title presents a landmark exploration of one of this defining periods in American culture and African American popular music. Series: American Made Music Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, 168 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1415.
A product of old-fashioned, back-wearying, foundational scholarship, yet very readable, this book is certain to feature importantly in future studies of early jazz and its prehistory. Highly recommended."" --Library Journal""This volume makes possible the study of the rise of black music in the days that paved the way for the Harlem Renaissance--the brass bands, the banjo and mandolin clubs, the male quartets, and theatrical companies. Summing up: Essential."" --Choice Outstanding Academic TitleA landmark study, based on thousands of music-related references mined by the authors from a variety of contemporaneous sources, especially African American community newspapers, Out of Sight examines musical ... Read more
A product of old-fashioned, back-wearying, foundational scholarship, yet very readable, this book is certain to feature importantly in future studies of early jazz and its prehistory. Highly recommended."" --Library Journal""This volume makes possible the study of the rise of black music in the days that paved the way for the Harlem Renaissance--the brass bands, the banjo and mandolin clubs, the male quartets, and theatrical companies. Summing up: Essential."" --Choice Outstanding Academic TitleA landmark study, based on thousands of music-related references mined by the authors from a variety of contemporaneous sources, especially African American community newspapers, Out of Sight examines musical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Series
American Made Music Series
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781604732443
SKU
V9781604732443
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About Abbott, Lynn; Seroff, Doug
Lynn Abbott works for the Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. He is the author (with Doug Seroff) of Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, ""Coon Songs,"" and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz.|Doug Seroff is an independent scholar living in Greenbriar, Tennessee. He is the author (with Lynn Abbott) of Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, ""Coon Songs,"" ... Read more
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