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The music of Black Americans : a history / Eileen Southern.
| Author/creator | Southern, Eileen |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : W. W. Norton, ©1983. |
| Description | xx, 602 pages : illustrations, portraits, music, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The African heritage. Music in west Africa ; The african diaspora -- The colonial era. Music in the colonies ; Primary sources of information ; Congregational singing : psalmody and hymnody ; Religious instruction and psalmody ; Recreational music ; Development of musical skills ; Slave festivals in the african tradition -- Two wars and the new nation. Black musicians in the armed services ; The post-revolutionary period ; The black church ; Independent black denominations ; The camp meeting ; Ethiopian minstrelsy -- The antebellum period: urban life. Black musicians and the general state of music ; Urban music in the north ; The black church and its music ; Urban music in the south ; African traditions in the south ; The anti-slavery movement ; Music and the church ; Songs on the the waterfront -- The antebellum period: rural life. Primary sources of information ; The musical sources ; Daily life on the plantation ; Songs of narration and social comment ; The worship service ; Other religious services ; Origin of the spirituals ; Recreational music ; Other recreationsal activities ; Entertainment for the masters ; Imporance of music to the slaves ; Character of the folk music -- The war years and emancipation. Music in the union army ; Music in the confederate army ; Music in the contrband camp ; Emancipation -- After the war. Songs of the people ; Dissemination of the spirituals ; Black Ethiopians minstrelsy ; The concert stage ; Traveling road shows ; Festivals and extravaganzas ; Brass bands and dance orchestras ; Other musical organizations ; Itinerant and community musicians ; Composers and writers ; The black church and its music -- The new century. The general state of music ; The nationalistic movement in the United States ; In the concert world ; Music educators ; Symphony orchestras, opera companies and choral societies ; Theaters and theater music ; Shows on the road ; Vaudeville and musical comedies ; Musicals on and off Broadway ; Black entertainers abroad ; Military music ; The music business ; Early recordings of black musicians; Professional organizations -- Precursors of jazz. The general state of music ; The emergence of ragtime ; The blues ; Brass bands and string bands ; World War I ; Summary -- The jazz age. Characteristics of jazz ; Race records ; Jazz band recording ; The big bands ; The swing era ; Kansas City jazz ; Principal jazzmen and singers ; Jazz pianists ; Jazz composer-arrangers ; White musicians and jazz ; The end of an era -- The black renaissance. The general state of music in the nation ; In the concert world ; Musical organizations ; Composers and composer/educators ; Black musicals on Broadway ; Harlem and the black renaissance ; The Federal Arts projects ; The media: films and radio ; Concerts, festivals, and operas ; Writings about music ; The emergence of gospel -- From mid-century to the present. The war years ; Gospel and its traditions ; New developments in jazz ; The urban blues ; Popular music ; In the concert world ; The world of opera ; Composers ; Black musicals on Broadway ; Other forms of theater music ; The black revolution ; Music associations and community education ; Music festivals and special concerts ; Coda. |
| Local note | Little-240208 - $15.56 |
| Local note | Little-304337--305131014879% |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 560-581), discography (pages 582-583), and index. |
| LCCN | 82025960 |
| ISBN | 0393952797 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3556.S74 M8 1983 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |