Music in the United States : a historical introduction
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Music in the United States : a historical introduction
（Prentice Hall history of music series）
Prentice Hall, c2000
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-394) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
For one-semester undergraduate and graduate courses in the history of music in the United States, especially geared for music majors. A basic knowledge of music terminology and concepts is required.
A scholarly yet highly readable and by now classic introduction to American music from colonial times through the end of the 20th century-revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship and critical views. This text provides comprehensive treatment of both "cultivated" and "vernacular" music in the United States. Part of the highly acclaimed Prentice Hall History of Music Series.
Table of Contents
I. The Colonial and Federal Eras (to 1820).
1. Sacred Music in New England and Other Colonies.
2. Secular Music in New England and Other Colonies.
II. The Romantic Century (1820-1920).
3. Cultivated and Vernacular Traditions, and the Impact of Romanticism.
4. The Cultivated Tradition, 1820-1865.
5. The Vernacular Tradition, 1820-1920.
6. The Cultivated Tradition, 1865-1920.
7. Charles Ives.
III. Between the World Wars (1920-1945).
8. The 1920s.
9. The 1930s and Early 1940s.
IV. Since World War II.
10. The Post-War Decades: Into the 1960s.
11. Intersections, Interactions, Projections: From the 1960s to the Mid-1970s.
12. Entering the Pluralistic Postmodern Era: From the Mid-1970s to the Mid-1980s.
13. New Currents Coalesce: Since the Mid-1980s. (This chapter written by Kyle Gann.)
Index.
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