And the Beat Goes On An Introduction to Popular Music in America, 1840 to Today

Name: And the Beat Goes On An Introduction to Popular Music in America, 1840 to Today
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ISBN: 9780028701653

ISBN-10: 0028701658

ISBN-13: 9780028701653

Edition: 8th 1996

Authors: Michael Campbell

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And the Beat Goes On is a one-volume survey of American popular music from the post-Civil War era to today. Intended for an introductory course on American popular music, it proceeds chronologically, taking a listening approach to the material. After a brief definition of popular music, the author discusses its elements, from instrumentation and performing styles through rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, and form. He then traces the sources of American popular music, including its roots in both Europe and Africa. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $65.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/9/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 348
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Prelude	p. xiii
Background
Perspectives on Popular Music	p. 3
What Is Popular Music?	p. 3
The Importance of Popular Music	p. 8
Terms to Know	p. 12
Study Questions	p. 12
The Elements of Popular Music	p. 13
The Properties of Musical Sound	p. 13
The Elements of Popular Music	p. 14
Instrumentation	p. 16
Performing Styles	p. 20
Dynamics	p. 21
Rhythm	p. 22
Melody	p. 27
Harmony and Texture	p. 28
Form	p. 31
Putting It All Together	p. 32
Terms to Know	p. 35
Study Questions	p. 35
The Sources of Popular Music	p. 36
The European Heritage	p. 36
Anglo-American Folk Song	p. 37
The African Heritage	p. 38
Conclusion	p. 43
Terms to Know	p. 44
Study Questions	p. 44
Revolution 1
The Birth of American Popular Music	p. 47
America's Emerging Identity	p. 48
Stephen Foster and the Development of A New American Style	p. 49
Ministrelsy	p. 51
Conclusion	p. 56
Terms to Know	p. 56
Names to Know	p. 56
Study Questions	p. 56
Popular Music After the Civil War	p. 58
Post-War Popular Song	p. 58
Popular Stage Entertainment	p. 65
The Concert Band and the March	p. 74
Conclusion	p. 78
Terms to Know	p. 78
Names to Know	p. 78
Study Questions	p. 78
Ragtime and Its Impact	p. 80
The Meanings of Ragtime	p. 80
The Ragtime Years	p. 81
The Impact of Ragtime	p. 82
The Sound of Ragtime	p. 86
Conclusion	p. 89
Terms to Know	p. 89
Names to Know	p. 89
Study Questions	p. 89
The Blues	p. 91
Blues Styles	p. 91
The Meanings of the Blues	p. 92
The Sound of the Blues	p. 94
The Sound of Early Blues Styles	p. 96
Conclusion	p. 100
Terms to Know	p. 100
Names to Know	p. 100
Study Questions	p. 100
Revolution 2
Syncopated Song and Dance	p. 105
Popular Music and Society	p. 105
The New Sound of Syncopated Song	p. 107
The Heyday of Popular Song	p. 113
Old and New Song Styles	p. 114
Conclusion	p. 118
Terms to Know	p. 119
Names to Know	p. 119
Study Questions	p. 119
Jazz, 1920-1960	p. 120
Jazz Is	p. 121
Improvisation and the Form of a Jazz Performance	p. 122
Jazz in the Twenties	p. 123
Big-Band Swing: Jazz as Commercial Music	p. 129
Bop and Post-Bop Jazz	p. 136
Conclusion	p. 140
Terms to Know	p. 141
Names to Know	p. 141
Study Questions	p. 141
Popular Song and Singing After 1930	p. 142
Crooning versus Jazz Singing	p. 144
The Craft of Songwriting	p. 147
Popular Song After World War II	p. 150
Conclusion	p. 153
Terms to Know	p. 153
Names to Know	p. 154
Study Questions	p. 154
American Musical Theater, 1920-1960	p. 155
Show Boat and a New Type of Musical Theater	p. 156
Oklahoma!	p. 158
The Legacy of Oklahoma!	p. 161
Conclusion	p. 163
Terms to Know	p. 164
Names to Know	p. 164
Study Questions	p. 164
Country Music, 1922-1955	p. 165
The Boundaries of Country Music	p. 165
Parallels Between Country and African-American Music	p. 170
Country Music: From Its Beginning to the Emergence of Rock 'n' Roll	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 179
Terms to Know	p. 179
Names to Know	p. 179
Study Questions	p. 179
Latin Music in the United States	p. 181
Roots of Latin Styles	p. 181
Latin Music in the United States	p. 182
Conclusion	p. 195
Terms to Know	p. 195
Names to Know	p. 195
Study Questions	p. 195
Revolution 3
The Roots and Early Years of Rock	p. 199
The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll	p. 199
The Emergence of Rock 'n' Roll, 1955-1960	p. 202
Rhythm and Blues in the Fifties	p. 208
The Influence of Country Music in the Early Years of Rock	p. 212
Conclusion	p. 214
Terms to Know	p. 214
Names to Know	p. 214
Study Questions	p. 215
Rock, A New Musical Language	p. 216
A Rock Esthetic	p. 217
The Impact of Technology	p. 220
Interdependency of the Rock Band	p. 222
The Dominant Artists of Sixties Rock	p. 224
Soul: African-American Music in the Sixties	p. 231
Conclusion	p. 238
Terms to Know	p. 238
Names to Know	p. 238
Study Questions	p. 238
Song During the Rock Era	p. 239
Popular Song	p. 240
Musical Theater and Film	p. 243
Conclusion	p. 251
Terms to Know	p. 251
Names to Know	p. 251
Study Questions	p. 251
Country Music in the Rock Era	p. 252
Mainstream Success	p. 253
Country Music Today	p. 259
Conclusion	p. 263
Terms to Know	p. 263
Names to Know	p. 263
Study Questions	p. 264
Jazz in the Rock Era	p. 265
Reactions to Bop	p. 265
Jazz-Rock	p. 268
Conclusion	p. 276
Terms to Know	p. 277
Names to Know	p. 277
Study Questions	p. 277
Rock in the Seventies	p. 278
Conservative Trends in Seventies Rock	p. 278
Hard Rock	p. 282
Back to Basics	p. 283
The Renaissance of Melody	p. 288
Conclusion	p. 293
Terms to Know	p. 293
Names to Know	p. 293
Study Questions	p. 293
"Jam": The New Beat	p. 295
Characteristics	p. 295
Sources	p. 297
The Sounds of Jam Styles	p. 298
The Eighties	p. 304
Conclusion	p. 308
Terms to Know	p. 308
Names to Know	p. 309
Study Questions	p. 309
Postlude	p. 310
Glossary	p. 313
Bibliography	p. 329
Discography	p. 333
Index	p. 335
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