From Minstrelsy to MP3
Paperback
Publication Date: 19/07/2013
Explore the rich terrain of American popular music with the most complete, colorful, and authoritative introduction of its kind. In the fourth edition of their best-selling text, American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman provide a unique combination of cultural and social history with the analytical study of musical styles. This new edition traces the development of jazz, blues, country, rock, hip-hop, and other popular genres from their multicultural roots to the digital world of the twenty-first century. What's new to the fourth edition?A detailed overview of American popular music's European, African, and Latin American roots Expanded treatment of jazz--including the remarkable early work of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington--and its influence on emerging trends in American popEnhanced coverage of Broadway and contemporary country musicUpdated sections on the music business and music technology
- ISBN:
- 9780199859115
- 9780199859115
- Category:
- Rock & Pop music
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 19-07-2013
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Edition:
- 4th Edition
- Pages:
- 624
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x191x23mm
- Weight:
- 0.95kg
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