Music in the United States A Historical Introduction

Name: Music in the United States A Historical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780139076435

ISBN-10: 0139076433

ISBN-13: 9780139076435

Edition: 4th 2000 (Revised)

Authors: H. Wiley Hitchcock

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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 centuryrevised 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.

Book details

List price: $133.32
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/8/2019
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English




The Colonial and Federal Eras (to 1820)



Sacred Music in New England and Other Colonies



Secular Music in New England and Other Colonies



The Romantic Century (1820-1920)



Cultivated and Vernacular Traditions, and the Impact of Romanticism



The Cultivated Tradition, 1820-1865



The Vernacular Tradition, 1820-1920



The Cultivated Tradition, 1865-1920



Charles Ives



Between the World Wars (1920-1945)



The 1920s



The 1930s and Early 1940s



Since World War II



The Post-War Decades: Into the 1960s



Intersections, Interactions, Projections: From the 1960s to the Mid-1970s



Entering the Pluralistic Postmodern Era: From the Mid-1970s to the Mid-1980s



New Currents Coalesce: Since the Mid-1980s


(This chapter written by Kyle Gann.)


Index