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Cross the water blues : African American music in Europe /
This unique collection of essays examines the flow of African American music and musicians across the Atlantic to Europe from the time of slavery to the twentieth century. In a sweeping examination of different musical forms--spirituals, blues, jazz, skiffle, and orchestral music--the contributors c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2007.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | American made music series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This unique collection of essays examines the flow of African American music and musicians across the Atlantic to Europe from the time of slavery to the twentieth century. In a sweeping examination of different musical forms--spirituals, blues, jazz, skiffle, and orchestral music--the contributors consider the reception and influence of black music on a number of different European audiences, particularly in Britain, but also France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The essayists approach the subject through diverse historical, musicological, and philosophical perspectives. A number of essays doc. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 289 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604735475 1604735473 9786612555626 6612555629 |