Frontier figures American music and the mythology of the American West / Beth E. Levy.
| Author/creator | Levy, Beth E., 1972- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, |
| Description | xv, 449 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | California studies in 20th-century music ; 14 California studies in 20th-century music ; 14. ^A473908 |
| Contents | Introduction: The course of empire -- Part One. Arthur Farwell's West : The Wa-wan and the West ; Western democracy, western landscapes, western music -- Part Two. Western encounters : Charles Wakefield Cadman and others: Encountering Indians ; Staging the West -- Part Three. American pastorals: West of Eden ; Power in the land ; Harvest home -- Part Four. Roy Harris : provincial cowboy, white hope: How Roy Harris became western ; Manifest destiny ; The composer as folk singer -- Part Five. Aaron Copland : from Orient to Occident: The saga of the prairies ; Communal song, cosmopolitan song ; Copland and the cinematic West -- Conclusion: On the trail. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011038214 |
| ISBN | 9780520267763 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520267761 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520267787 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520267788 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |