Overview
Now in Paperback! Music Melting Round: A History of Music in the United States provides a colorful introduction for students and nonspecialists alike to the scope of musical styles and venues in America from colonial to contemporary times. Covering all aspects of music, including classical, ragtime, blues, jazz, popular, minstrel shows, and music on radio and television and in film, the text also contains a variety of photographs and illustrations, three time lines presenting highlights in American history, the arts, and music, an appendix of basic musical concepts, a glossary, and two indexes. Cloth edition 1-880157-17-9 previously published in 1995 by Ardsley House. Instructor's Manual 1-880157-18-7 available upon request.
Full Product Details
Author: Edith Borroff
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 18.80cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.708kg
ISBN: 9780810846746
ISBN 10: 0810846748
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 18 June 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
An enjoyable overview text of the history of American music?for music history students and nonspecialist general readers alike?a superb choice as a classroom curriculum text, as well as a seminal addition to music department and community library Music History & Appreciation reference collections... Library Bookwatch An enjoyable overview text of the history of American music!for music history students and nonspecialist general readers alike!a superb choice as a classroom curriculum text, as well as a seminal addition to music department and community library Music History & Appreciation reference collections. Library Bookwatch
An enjoyable overview text of the history of American music?for music history students and nonspecialist general readers alike?a superb choice as a classroom curriculum text, as well as a seminal addition to music department and community library Music History & Appreciation reference collections... Library Bookwatch An enjoyable overview text of the history of American music...for music history students and nonspecialist general readers alike...a superb choice as a classroom curriculum text, as well as a seminal addition to music department and community library Music History & Appreciation reference collections. Library Bookwatch
Author Information
Edith Borroff (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a prominent musicologist and composer. She has taught at several universities and was professor of music at the State University of New York (Binghamton) for almost twenty years. Among her other books are The Music of the Baroque (1978), Music in Europe and the United States: A History (1990), and American Opera: A Checklist (1992).
