[PDF] A Century Of American Popular Music eBook

Author : Russell Sanjek
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 38,95 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Music
ISBN :

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This book is an abridgment of the third volume of American Popular Music and Its Business--The First Four Hundred Years by Russell Sanjek, my late father. It covers the years 1900 to 1984, a rich and provocative period in the history of American entertainment, one marked by persistent technological innovation, an expansion of markets, the refinement of techniques of commercial exploitation, and the ongoing democratization of American culture.

Author : David Lee Joyner
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 11,39 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Popular music
ISBN : 0077414985

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This text provides an overview of the four major areas of American contemporary music: jazz, rock, country, and musical theater. Each genre is approached chronologically with the emphasis on the socio-cultural aspects of the music. Readers will appreciate Joyner's engaging writing style and come away with the fundamental skills needed to listen critically to a variety of popular music styles.

Author : David A. Jasen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 22,55 MB
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 113535264X

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First Published in 2002. A Century of American Popular Music is an annotated index to over 2,000 of the most popular, best remembered, historically important and otherwise influential and interesting popular music, from the landmark publication of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag to the latest rap hit. It provides information all in one place that is available no where else: song title, composer, lyricist, publisher, date of copyright and genre. The annotations include, where possible, a discussion of the history of the song, how it was written, who popularized it, notable recordings with their original issue numbers, as well as covers and other versions that helped keep the song in public attention. Also included are indices by composer, publisher and year of publication.

Author : Nicholas E. Tawa
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 23,60 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780810852952

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This is a study of the way in which popular words and music relate to American life. The question of what popular song was, and why it came into existence, as well as how each song fitted within the context of the larger 20th century society are considered and explained clearly and fruitfully. The author also offers insight into why musical styles were seen to change as they did during this time period.

Author : Timothy E. Scheurer
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 14,62 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780879724689

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Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and movements that shaped our musical culture before rock and roll. Articles explore the theoretical dimensions of popular music studies; the music of the nineteenth century; and the role of black Americans in the evolution of popular music. Also included--the music of Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, swing, the blues, the influences of W. S. Gilbert and Rodgers and Hammerstein, and changes in lyric writing styles from the nineteenth century to the rock era.

Author : David A. Jasen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,96 MB
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 1135352712

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First Published in 2002. A Century of American Popular Music is an annotated index to over 2,000 of the most popular, best remembered, historically important and otherwise influential and interesting popular music, from the landmark publication of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag to the latest rap hit. It provides information all in one place that is available no where else: song title, composer, lyricist, publisher, date of copyright and genre. The annotations include, where possible, a discussion of the history of the song, how it was written, who popularized it, notable recordings with their original issue numbers, as well as covers and other versions that helped keep the song in public attention. Also included are indices by composer, publisher and year of publication.

Author : Robert Loss
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 32,16 MB
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 1501322028

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A counterpoint of sorts to Simon Reynolds' acclaimed book Retromania, Nothing Has Been Done Before is a sweeping study of popular music and its innovation, novelty, and originality—not the retro, but the new.