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The Roots of Texas Music (The Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University): 93
. Ed(S): Clayton, Lawrence S.; Specht, Joe W.
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Description for The Roots of Texas Music (The Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University): 93
paperback. Celebrates the diverse sources of the music and the musical traditions of Texas and the American Southwest. The genres included in this anthology provide an introduction to the classes, cultures, races, and ethnic groups of Texas, and highlight the ways in which the state's musical wealth has influenced the listening habits of the nation. Editor(s): Clayton, Lawrence S.; Specht, Joe W. Series: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
The music of Texas and the American Southwest is as diverse and distinctive as the many different groups who have lived in the region over the past several centuries, writes Gary Hartman in his introduction to this refreshingly different look at various genres of Texas music. ""The Roots of Texas Music"" celebrates the diverse sources of the music of the Lone Star State by gathering chapters by specialists on each of them. Editor, Lawrence S. Clayton, conceived this project as one that would not simply repeat the common wisdom about Texas music traditions but rather offer new perspectives. The result ... Read more
The music of Texas and the American Southwest is as diverse and distinctive as the many different groups who have lived in the region over the past several centuries, writes Gary Hartman in his introduction to this refreshingly different look at various genres of Texas music. ""The Roots of Texas Music"" celebrates the diverse sources of the music of the Lone Star State by gathering chapters by specialists on each of them. Editor, Lawrence S. Clayton, conceived this project as one that would not simply repeat the common wisdom about Texas music traditions but rather offer new perspectives. The result ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585444922
SKU
V9781585444922
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About . Ed(S): Clayton, Lawrence S.; Specht, Joe W.
The late LAWRENCE S. CLAYTON was dean of Liberal Arts at Hardin-Simmons University. His many publications focused largely on the life and literature of the American West, especially on contemporary cowboy and ranch life. JOE W. SPECHT is director of the Jay-Rollins Library at McMurry University. A former host of his own radio show, Burning Memories: The Texas Tradition, he ... Read more
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