The sounds of people and places : a geography of American music from country to classical and blues to bop / edited by George O. Carney.

Other author Carney, George O., editor.
Format Book
Edition4th edition.
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2003.
Descriptionxxii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music--United States. --History and criticism.

Contents Regional and ethnic studies of American music. Stephen Foster and his musical geography of the South / Arthur Krim -- From stomp dances to dew songs, American Indian music in Oklahoma at the turn of the twenty-first century / Hugh W. Foley Jr. -- Music geography across the borderline, musical iconography, mythic themes, and North American place perceptions of the United States-Mexico borderlands / Edward G. Huefe III -- Roll on Columbia, Woody Guthrie, migrants' tales, and regional transformation in the Pacific Northwest / John R. Gold -- Rappin' in America, a regional music phenomenon / George O. Carney -- Cultural hearths and cultural diffusion of American music. Western swing and Fort Worth, culture hearth of the first alternative country music form / George O. Carney -- "Get your kicks on Route 66!", a song map of postwar migration / Arthur Krim -- Americans at the Met, the rise of the homegrown opera star in the twentieth century / John J. Flynn -- Cowabunga! surfer rock in southern California / George O. Carney -- Why Seattle? An examination of an alternative rock culture hearth / Thomas L. Bell -- The role of place in American music. Music and place / George O. Carney -- Place and innovation in popular music, the bebop revolution in jazz / Roger W. Stump -- Urban blues, the sound of the Windy City / George O. Carney -- Lubbock on everything, the evocation of place in the music of west Texas / Blake Gumprecht -- Louie Louie land, music geography of the Pacific Northwest / Robert T. Kuhlken -- A selected music geography bibliography / George O. Carney -- Music resources on the Internet / George O. Carney.
Abstract The new edition of this popular anthology covers an array of American music genres that is broader than ever, including country, jazz, blues, rock, pop, opera, rap, classical, and American Indian. With a completely new set of essays--seven recently published articles and nine original essays--this lively volume showcases the best new writings in American music geography. Highlighting the unique power of music to shape and reflect region and place, this illustrated collection looks at American music regions, place representations in music, the location of the music industry, nationalistic and antinationalistic music, environmental aspects of music, and the impact of music on the cultural landscape.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 319-325) and index.
LCCN 2002008101
ISBN074251742X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742517438 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3551 .S603 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold