African American Music An Introduction

Name: African American Music An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780415941389

ISBN-10: 0415941385

ISBN-13: 9780415941389

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mellonee Burnim, Portia K. Maultsby

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Designed for an introductory course in African American music, this title focuses on musical genres & styles, moving chronologically from folk traditions to modern forms. A final section discusses the aesthetics of African American culture & music.

Book details

List price: $72.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/21/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 732
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Editors and Contributors


Introduction




Intellectual History




Genres



Secular Folk Music




Religious Music




Blues


Chronological Overview



The Blues in Transcultural Contexts




Ragtime




Jazz


Chronological Overview



Interpreting Jazz




Musical Theater




Art/Classical Music


Chronological Overview



Interpreting Classical Music




Rhythm and Blues




Soul




Funk




Disco and House




Techno




Hip-Hop and Rap




Issues of Mass Mediation



The Music Industry


The Popular Music Industry



The Gospel Music Industry




Profiles of Record Labels


Motown



Stax



Philadelphia International




Issues of Gender



Women in African American Music


Gospel



Blues



Jazz



Women-Identified Music



Rock




Musical Agency



African American Music as Resistance


Antebellum Period



Civil Rights Movement



Post-Civil Rights Period



Glossary


Bibliography


Discography/Videography