Music in the United States: A Historical Introduction

by H. Wiley Hitchcock

Book Overview

This book provides a chronological look at American music from colonial times to the end of the 20th century revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship and critical views. It uses extensive citation of phonorecordings, especially CD's from New World Records, Composers Recordings, Inc., and the Smithsonian Institution (all of which maintain catalogs in print). Readers will find a comprehensive treatment of both "serious" and "popular" music...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0136083803
• ISBN13: 9780136083801
• Release Date: April 1974
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.