America's musical landscape / Jean Ferris.
| Author/creator | Ferris, Jean |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Sixth edition. |
| Publication Info | Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ©2010. |
| Description | xviii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Basic properties of musical sound -- Music in early North America -- North American Indian music -- Early folk music -- Religious music in the colonial, revolutionary, and federal periods -- Secular music in the colonial, revolutionary, and federal periods -- The tumultuous nineteenth century -- Religious music in the early nineteenth century -- Popular music of the Civil War era -- Concert music -- The growth of vernacular traditions -- The rise of popular culture -- The jazz age -- Jazz 1930-1960 -- Country music -- Latin popular musics -- Vernacular musics since rock and roll -- Rock and roll -- Rock flirts with country -- Jazz since 1960 -- Popular music since 1970 -- Music for theater and film -- Musical theater -- Music for films -- American opera -- Tradition and innovation in concert music -- Experimental music: revolution -- Early twentieth-century mainstream concert music: evolution -- The avant-garde, continued -- The recent mainstream. |
| Abstract | This comprehensive and accessible text addresses the broad range of music in the United States from pre-colonial Native American music to today's avant-grade compositions and mainstream hits. Frequent connections to other arts, particularly the visual arts, add to the book's appeal and enhance understanding of core musical concepts. The text also offers an elegant and readable introduction to the fundamentals of music. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2009023138 |
| ISBN | 9780073401409 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0073401404 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML200 .F47 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |