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245 10 a| Just before jazz :b| Black musical theater in New York, 1890-1915 /c| Thomas L. Riis.;

300 a| xxiv, 309 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Bibliography: pages 223-232.;

505 0 a| List of musical examples -- List of original sheet music facsimiles -- pt. 1. The performers, the city, the music -- Black song and dance in the 19th century -- Traveling shows -- The scene and the players in New York -- The music in the show -- pt. 2. The shows and their songs -- "Musical interruptions and occasional specialties," 1898-1902 -- On Broadway, 1903-1905 -- Williams and Walker set the pace -- "African operettas" and other star vehicles, 1906-1911 -- The productions reviewed: a summary of black shows, 1898-1911 -- pt. 3. A lull in the big shows, new developments elsewhere -- The rise of straight drama and vaudeville, 1910-1915 -- Dance and comedy in Harlem, 1910-1915 -- Appendix A: White shows with individual songs by black composers, 1895-1914 -- Appendix B: New York shows by black composers, 1898-1915 -- Appendix C: Songs in shows by black composers, 1895-1915 -- Sheet music facsimiles.;

520 a| This book analyzes the music, performance, and cultural context of Black musical theater between 1890 and 1915. The author examines forgotten figures like Sissieretta Jones ("The Black Patti") and Bert Williams, highlights influential early Broadway successes like In Dahomey (1903), and provides detailed musical analysis of the repertoire from the period just before the rise of jazz.;

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Just before jazz : Black musical theater in New York, 1890-1915 / Thomas L. Riis.

Author/creator	Riis, Thomas Laurence
Format	Book
Publication Info	Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1989.
Description	xxiv, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Musical theater--New York (State). --New York. --History and criticism. African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Music. --History and criticism. African American musicians--New York (State). --New York.

Contents	List of musical examples -- List of original sheet music facsimiles -- pt. 1. The performers, the city, the music -- Black song and dance in the 19th century -- Traveling shows -- The scene and the players in New York -- The music in the show -- pt. 2. The shows and their songs -- "Musical interruptions and occasional specialties," 1898-1902 -- On Broadway, 1903-1905 -- Williams and Walker set the pace -- "African operettas" and other star vehicles, 1906-1911 -- The productions reviewed: a summary of black shows, 1898-1911 -- pt. 3. A lull in the big shows, new developments elsewhere -- The rise of straight drama and vaudeville, 1910-1915 -- Dance and comedy in Harlem, 1910-1915 -- Appendix A: White shows with individual songs by black composers, 1895-1914 -- Appendix B: New York shows by black composers, 1898-1915 -- Appendix C: Songs in shows by black composers, 1895-1915 -- Sheet music facsimiles.
Abstract	This book analyzes the music, performance, and cultural context of Black musical theater between 1890 and 1915. The author examines forgotten figures like Sissieretta Jones ("The Black Patti") and Bert Williams, highlights influential early Broadway successes like In Dahomey (1903), and provides detailed musical analysis of the repertoire from the period just before the rise of jazz.
Bibliography note	Bibliography: pages 223-232.
LCCN	88600332
ISBN	0874747880 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780874747881 (alk. paper)

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