A history of music in American life / by Ronald L. Davis.

Author/creator Davis, Ronald L.
Format Book
Publication InfoMalabar, Fla. : R.E. Krieger Pub. Co., 1980-1983.
Description3 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music--United States. --History and criticism.

Contents Volume one. The formative years, 1620-1865. The New England puritans -- The middle colonies -- The tidewater south -- Hopkinson and Billings -- The search for a national identity -- Early concert life -- European opera and a crystallizing social order -- The roots of serious composition -- Louis Moreau Gottschalk -- Sentimental songs in the age of innocence -- The minstrel stage -- A nation of sections -- Reform and crisis.
Contents Volume two. The gilded years, 1865-1920. The rise of the symphony orchestra -- Grand opera and the "Nouveau riche" -- The revolution in dance -- The growth of serious composition -- MacDowell and Ives -- The musical theater -- Tin Pan Alley -- The blues and classic ragtime -- Early jazz.
Contents Volume three. The modern era, 1920-present. Symphony orchestras, concert life, and a democratic society -- The diffusion of grand opera -- Ballet and modern dance -- Traditional composers -- Copland and Gershwin -- American scene composers -- The modernists -- The experimentalists -- From musical comedy to musical drama -- The evolution of jazz -- Popular songs -- Country music -- Rock and soul.
Abstract This three-volume work covers the sweep from Puritan psalms to disco sounds. It is written from the historian's viewpoint rather than from that of the musicologist, attempting to view music in America against a backdrop of a changing society. The work deals not only with American music, but with the reception of the European classics in concert halls and opera houses of the United States as well. The story is presented in lively, human fashion, as free of technical analysis as possible, yet is intended at the same time to serve as a comprehensive reference work.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographies and indexes.
ISBN0898740045 (v. 1)
ISBN0898740037 (v. 2)
ISBN0898740029 (v. 3)

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Music Music Stacks ML200 .D3 1981 V. 1 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks ML200 .D3 1981 V. 2 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks ML200 .D3 1981 V. 3 ✔ Available Place Hold