| Music of the Gilded Age Contributor(s): Orr, N. Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313335524 ISBN-13: 9780313335525 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $60.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: America's Gilded Age was a time of great musical evolution. As the country continued to develop a musical style apart from Europe, its church and religious music and opera took on new forms. Music-as-entertainment also evolved, with marching bands at public events and the new musicals in theaters. This volume presents the composers, musicians, songwriters, instruments and musical forms that uniquely identify the Gilded Age. Chapters include: Concerts and Symphony orchestras; Grand Opera; Composers, Critics, and Conservatories; Amateurs and Music at Home; Sacred Music, Black and White; Ragtime, Vaudeville, and the American Musical Stage; Music, Politics, and the Progressive Movement; and Music Industries and Technology |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 780.973 |
| LCCN: 2007000419 |
| Series: American History Through Music |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.35" W x 9.5" (1.10 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: America's Gilded Age was a time of great musical evolution. As the country continued to develop a musical style apart from Europe, its church and religious music and opera took on new forms. Music-as-entertainment also evolved, with marching bands at public events and the new musicals in theaters. This volume presents the composers, musicians, songwriters, instruments and musical forms that uniquely identify the Gilded Age. Chapters include: Concerts and Symphony orchestras; Grand Opera; Composers, Critics, and Conservatories; Amateurs and Music at Home; Sacred Music, Black and White; Ragtime, Vaudeville, and the American Musical Stage; Music, Politics, and the Progressive Movement; and Music Industries and Technology |