| Description |
xxiv, 387 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Early music in America (to 1783) -- An energetic new nation (1783 to 1840) -- A nation struggling for maturity (1840 to 1880) -- A nation coming of age (1880 to 1923) -- Other venues (1880 to 1923) -- The business and dissemination of music -- Boom, depression, and war (1923 to 1961) -- Other venues (1923 to 1961) -- The electronic age -- Reaching into the future (1961 to 1993) -- Other venues (1961 to 1993) -- A musical nation -- Appendix: Basic musical concepts. |
| Subject |
Music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
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United States. |
| ISBN |
0810846748 |
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