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A history of American classical music

Title
A history of American classical music / by Barrymore Laurence Scherer.
Author
Scherer, Barrymore Laurence.
Publication
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2007.

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vii, 247 p. : ill.; 24 cm. +
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The dawn of American classical music -- From founding through revolution -- The awakening -- Transplanting Romantic European traditions -- Into the twentieth century: the traditionalists -- American impressionists and folklorists -- New England iconoclast: Charles Ives -- From bandstand to Broadway: the 1890s to 1930s -- The earlier struggles of American opera -- Modernism elbows its way into the concert hall -- Europeans abroad -- Between the World Wars: Americans struggle to be heard -- Lighter hearts of the 1920s and 1930s -- Perpetuating the Romantic tradition -- America goes to war: the 1940s -- Exploring the frontiers of sound -- The melting-pot of American opera and musical theatre -- Anxiety's son: Leonard Bernstein -- The age of anxiety: music in the Cold War era -- Making the most of minimalism -- Today and into tomorrow: old glory and new -- Conclusion.
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JNE 08-34
ISBN
  • 9781402210679 (hardcover)
  • 1402210671 (hardcover)
LCCN
2007020380
OCLC
132583762
Author
Scherer, Barrymore Laurence.
Title
A history of American classical music / by Barrymore Laurence Scherer.
Imprint
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229) and index.
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