Struggling to Define a Nation : American Music and the Twentieth Century /

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Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, this book captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. It examines an array of genres - including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music - and well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly R...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garrett, Charles Hiroshi, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nationalism in music.
Music
MUSIC > General.
MUSIC > History & Criticism.
Nationalisme dans la musique.
Music > United States > 20th century > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, this book captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. It examines an array of genres - including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music - and well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520942820

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