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100 1 a| Linn, Karen,d| 1957-=| ^A281090;

245 10 a| That half-barbaric twang :b| the banjo in American popular culture /c| Karen Linn.;

300 a| xiii, 185 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Music in American life;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-181) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: the banjo before the Civil War -- The "elevation" of the banjo in the late nineteenth century -- The southern black banjo -- The modernization of the banjo in the early twentieth century -- The southern white banjo.;

520 a| Long a symbol of American culture, the banjo actually originated in Africa and was later adopted by European-Americans. This book shows how the banjo--despite design innovations and several modernizing agendas--has failed to escape its image as a "half-barbaric" instrument symbolic of antimodernism and sentimentalism. Caught in the morass of American racial attitudes and often used to express ambivalence toward modern industrial society, the banjo stood in opposition to the "official" values of rationalism, modernism, and belief in the beneficence of material progress. The author uses popular literature, visual arts, advertisements, film, performance practices, instrument construction and decoration, and song lyrics to illustrate how notions about the banjo have changed.;

650 0 a| Banjo.=| ^A281091;

650 0 a| Musical instrumentsz| United States.=| ^A160216;

650 0 a| Popular musicz| United Statesx| History and criticism.=| ^A16413;

650 0 a| Popular culture.=| ^A34627;

830 0 a| Music in American life.=| ^A223005;

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That half-barbaric twang : the banjo in American popular culture / Karen Linn.

Author/creator	Linn, Karen, 1957-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1991.
Description	xiii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Banjo. Musical instruments--United States. Popular music--United States. --History and criticism. Popular culture.

Series	Music in American life Music in American life. ^A223005
Contents	Introduction: the banjo before the Civil War -- The "elevation" of the banjo in the late nineteenth century -- The southern black banjo -- The modernization of the banjo in the early twentieth century -- The southern white banjo.
Abstract	Long a symbol of American culture, the banjo actually originated in Africa and was later adopted by European-Americans. This book shows how the banjo--despite design innovations and several modernizing agendas--has failed to escape its image as a "half-barbaric" instrument symbolic of antimodernism and sentimentalism. Caught in the morass of American racial attitudes and often used to express ambivalence toward modern industrial society, the banjo stood in opposition to the "official" values of rationalism, modernism, and belief in the beneficence of material progress. The author uses popular literature, visual arts, advertisements, film, performance practices, instrument construction and decoration, and song lyrics to illustrate how notions about the banjo have changed.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-181) and index.
LCCN	90044638
ISBN	0252017803 (alk. paper)

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