America's Musical Landscape

by FERRIS

• ISBN13: 9780072414264
• ISBN10: 007241426X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-29
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

This text addresses the broad range of music in the United States from early periods to today, presenting this rich tapestry of sound in its historical and cultural context. Its reasonable length, readability, and logical organization make the text a useful and attractive means of furthering appreciation of the musical heritage of the United States. 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. To order the text packaged with a set of three CDs of recorded examples, at a discounted price, use ISBN 0-07-304387-7.

Table of Contents

PRELUDE:The Elements of Musical Sound

Part One: MUSIC IN EARLY NORTH AMERICA

1 North Amertican Indian Music

2 Folk Music

3 The Colonial, Revolutionary, and Federal Periods

Part Two: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

4 Populist Music of the Nineteenth Century

5 Early Concert Music

6 American Concert Music Comes of Age

Part Three: THE GROWTH OF VERNACULAR TRADITIONS

7 The Rise of Popular Culture

8 Country Western and Urban Folk Music

9 The Jazz Age

10 Jazz 1930-1960

11 Jazz Since 1960

12 Latin Popular Musics

13 Rock and Roll

14 Popular Music since 1970

Part Four: MUSIC FOR THEATER AND FILM

15 Musical Theater

16 Music for Films

17 American Opera

Part Five: TRADITION AND INNOVATION IN CONCERT MUSIC

18 Experimental Music: Revolution

19 Mainstream Concert Music: Evolution

20 The Avant-Garde after 1950

21 American Concert Music Since 1950