America's music, from the pilgrims to the present.
| Author/creator | Chase, Gilbert |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Rev. 2d ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : McGraw-Hill Book Co., [1966] |
| Description | xxi, 759 pages : music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one. Puritan psalm singers -- New England reformers -- Singing dissenters -- African exiles -- Gentlemen amateurs -- Professional emigrants -- Native pioneers -- Part two. Progress and profit -- The genteel tradition -- The fasola folk -- Revivals and camp meetings -- The Negro spirituals -- The Ethiopian business -- America's minstrel -- The exotic periphery -- Europe versus America -- A romantic bard -- The Boston classicists -- Part three. Nationalism and folklore -- Composer from Connecticut -- The rise of ragtime -- Singin' the blues -- The growth of jazz -- The Americanists -- The eclectics -- The traditionalists -- Innovation and experiment -- Twelve-tone trends -- Popular currents -- Toward an American opera -- The scene in the sixties. |
| Abstract | This account of music in America, presents "the music made or continuously used by the people of the United States, people who have come from many parts of the earth to build a new civilization and to create a new society in a new world." Chase perceives music as a cultural statement and writes to celebrate American musical pluralism. He seeks to enter into the motives and beliefs of each of his subjects, and believes that America's music is a counterpoint of ideas, trends, voices, and sounds, issuing from many different layers of society. Chase begins with the musical Puritans who settled in New England, and the various religious movements that dominated American musical expression. He also devotes greater attention to jazz, folk music and popular music |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 697-726) and index. |
| LCCN | 66023622 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML200.C5 A5 1966 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |