| Description |
viii, 279 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Music in American life
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Music in American life.
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| Note |
Place of publication from last page of the book. |
| Summary |
"Music in Black American Life, 1600-1945 collects research and analysis that originally appeared in the journals American Music and the Black Music Research Journal, and in the University of Illinois Press's acclaimed book series Music in American Life. In these selections, experts from a cross-section of disciplines engage with fundamental issues in ways that changed our perceptions of Black music. The topics include the culturally and musically complex Black music-making of colonial America; string bands and other lesser-known genres practiced by Black artists; the jubilee industry and its audiences; and innovators in jazz, blues, and Black gospel. Eclectic and essential, Music in Black American Life, 1600-1945 offers specialists and students alike a gateway to the history and impact of Black music in the United States"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 259) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Sandra Jean Graham -- Toward a philosophy of Black music scholarship / Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. -- Backstage : "white folks do as they please, and the darkies do as they can" / Katrina Dyonne Thompson -- The origin and development of the Black musical theater : a preliminary report / Eileen Southern -- Innovators, imitators, and a jubilee industry / Sandra Jean Graham -- Rural Black string band music / Charles Wolfe -- Nashville washboard band : something out of nothing / Stephen Wade -- The blues tradition in St. Louis / Harriet Ottenheimer -- James Reese Europe and the prehistory of jazz / R. Reid Badger -- Before Louis : when Fletcher Henderson was the "Paul Whiteman of the race" / Jeffrey Magee -- Sweeping through the city : Thomas A. Dorsey and the gospel nexus (1932-1933) / Robert M. Marovich -- "My soul's been anchored in de Lord" and "Black satin clothes at the fair" / Rae Linda Brown. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Music. |
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Black people -- United States -- Music -- History.
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Black people. |
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United States. |
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Music. |
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History. |
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Music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Black people -- Music. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Matheson, Laurie Christine, 1962- compiler.
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Graham, Sandra J. (Sandra Jean), writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9780252086656 (paperback) |
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0252086651 (paperback) |
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9780252044571 (hardcover) |
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0252044576 (hardcover) |
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9780252053580 (electronic book) |
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