Contents |
Unit one: American vernacular music. American traditional music -- American music for stage and screen -- Jazz -- Modern American popular music part I: up to 1970 -- Modern American popular music part II: after 1970 -- Unit two: Western art music. Antiquity to 1600 -- Baroque music -- Classic era music -- Romantic era music -- Modern art music -- Unit three: World music. Music in the Americas -- Music in Oceania -- Music in sub-Saharan Africa -- Music in the Middle East -- Music in India and Japan -- Appendix: musical elements -- Appendix: musical instruments. |
Abstract |
This textbook, geared for the nonmajor undergraduate student, explores American vernacular music, Western art music, and musical traditions throughout the world beyond the US and Western Europe. |
General note | Each chapter includes a list of vocabulary and important figures. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 586-604), glossary and index. |
ISBN | 9781634879453 (paperback) |
ISBN | 1634879457 (paperback) |