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020 a| 9780742561274 (cloth : alk. paper);

020 a| 0742561275 (cloth : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Dolan, Brian,d| 1963-=| ^A454035;

245 10 a| Inventing entertainment :b| the player piano and the origins of an American musical industry /c| Brian Dolan.;

300 a| xix, 205 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.;

505 0 a| Soundscape and memory -- Missionaries and museums -- Chronic mechanitis -- Every collector's dream -- A musical Morse code -- A search for identity -- Possession -- Expression -- A race for the rolls -- Music for the masses?;

520 a| This social and cultural history of the music business in relation to the history of the player piano is a critical chapter in the story of contemporary life. The player piano made the American music industry-and American music itself-modern. For years, Tin Pan Alley composers and performers labored over scores for quick ditties destined for the vaudeville circuit or librettos destined for the Broadway stage. But, the introduction of the player piano in the early 1900s, transformed Tin Pan Alley's guild of composers, performers, and theater owners into a music industry. The player piano, with its perforated music rolls that told the pianos what key to strike, changed musical performance because it made a musical piece standard, repeatable, and easy rather than something laboriously learned. It also created a national audience because the music that was played in New Orleans or Kansas City could also be played in New York or Missoula, as new music (ragtime) and dance (fox-trot) styles crisscrossed the continent along with the player piano's music rolls. By the 1920s, only automobile sales exceeded the amount generated by player pianos and their music rolls. Consigned today to the realm of collectors and technological arcane, the player piano was a moving force in American music and American life.;

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Inventing entertainment : the player piano and the origins of an American musical industry / Brian Dolan.

Author/creator	Dolan, Brian, 1963-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2009.
Description	xix, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Player piano--United States. --History.

Contents	Soundscape and memory -- Missionaries and museums -- Chronic mechanitis -- Every collector's dream -- A musical Morse code -- A search for identity -- Possession -- Expression -- A race for the rolls -- Music for the masses?
Abstract	This social and cultural history of the music business in relation to the history of the player piano is a critical chapter in the story of contemporary life. The player piano made the American music industry-and American music itself-modern. For years, Tin Pan Alley composers and performers labored over scores for quick ditties destined for the vaudeville circuit or librettos destined for the Broadway stage. But, the introduction of the player piano in the early 1900s, transformed Tin Pan Alley's guild of composers, performers, and theater owners into a music industry. The player piano, with its perforated music rolls that told the pianos what key to strike, changed musical performance because it made a musical piece standard, repeatable, and easy rather than something laboriously learned. It also created a national audience because the music that was played in New Orleans or Kansas City could also be played in New York or Missoula, as new music (ragtime) and dance (fox-trot) styles crisscrossed the continent along with the player piano's music rolls. By the 1920s, only automobile sales exceeded the amount generated by player pianos and their music rolls. Consigned today to the realm of collectors and technological arcane, the player piano was a moving force in American music and American life.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.
LCCN	2008031587
ISBN	9780742561274 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0742561275 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780742564619 (electronic)
ISBN	0742564614 (electronic)

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