Sweet Air : Modernism, Regionalism, and American Popular Song /

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This book rewrites the history of early twentieth-century pop music in modernist terms. Tracking the evolution of popular regional genres such as blues, country, folk, and rockabilly in relation to the growth of industry and consumer culture, the author shows how this music became a vital means of e...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Comentale, Edward P.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Popular music > Social aspects.
Popular music.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
MUSIC > Printed Music > General.
Musique populaire > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Musique populaire > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Popular music > Social aspects > United States > History.
Popular music > United States > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:This book rewrites the history of early twentieth-century pop music in modernist terms. Tracking the evolution of popular regional genres such as blues, country, folk, and rockabilly in relation to the growth of industry and consumer culture, the author shows how this music became a vital means of exploring the new and often overwhelming feelings brought on by modern life.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9780252094576

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