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Music for the people : popular music and dance in interwar Britain /

This lively and readable study explores popular music between the wars, the era of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello, Gracie Fields and George Formby. James J. Nott tells the story from the days of the jazz mania of the 1920s to the outbreak of the Second World War. He examines the huge popularity of dan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nott, James J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Colección:Oxford historical monographs.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This lively and readable study explores popular music between the wars, the era of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello, Gracie Fields and George Formby. James J. Nott tells the story from the days of the jazz mania of the 1920s to the outbreak of the Second World War. He examines the huge popularity of dance halls such as the fabled Hammersmith Palais, and concludes with a fascinating checklist of the most popular songs.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 274 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191554971
0191554979
9780199254071
0199254079