History of American Classical Music

Name: History of American Classical Music
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ISBN: 9781402210679

ISBN-10: 1402210671

ISBN-13: 9781402210679

Edition: 2007

Authors: Barrymore Laurence Scherer

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This richly detailed narrative tells the stories of America's classical composers, set against significant events in American history. Acclaimed music writer Barrymore Scherer follows the development of American classical music, from Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, Joplin, and Sousa, to lesser-known names such as William Henry Fry and Alan Hovhaness. Scherer surveys the period from the Mayflower through the Europe-tribute years to the two world wars and onwards to the growing academic and concert confidence of the post-war period. Broadway, opera, musicals, bandstands, marching bands and piano players all get their place. The book includes a CD of carefully chosen pieces. Readers also gain…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/1/2007
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 256
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



CD Track List


Website


Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction: The Dawn of American Classical Music


From Founding through Revolution


The Awakening


Transplanting Romantic European Traditions


Into the Twentieth Century: The Traditionalists


American Impressionists and Folklorists


New England Iconoclast: Charles Ives


From Bandstand to Broadway: The 1890s to 1930s


The Earlier Struggles of American Opera


Modernism Elbows its Way into the Concert Hall


Europeans Abroad


Between the World Wars: Americans Struggle to be Heard


Lighter Hearts of the 1920s and 1930s


Perpetuating the Romantic Tradition


America Goes to War: The 1940s


Exploring the Frontiers of Sound


The Melting-Pot of American Opera and Musical Theatre


Anxiety's Son: Leonard Bernstein


The Age of Anxiety: Music in the Cold War Era


Making the Most of Minimalism


Today and into Tomorrow: Old Glory and New


Conclusion


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Author