Tin Pan Alley - An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song

Zusatztext "[A] fine compendium... Recommended for public and academic libraries." -- Bruce R. Schueneman! Texas A&E University! Library Journal (starred review) Informationen zum Autor David A. Jasen Klappentext For nearly a century, New York's famous "Tin Pan Alley" was the center of popular music publishing in this country. It was where songwriting became a profession, and songs were made-to-order for the biggest stars. Selling popular music to a mass audience from coast-to-coast involved the greatest entertainment media of the day, from minstrelsy to Broadway, to vaudeville, dance palaces, radio, and motion pictures. Successful songwriting became an art, with a host of men and women becoming famous by writing famous songs. Zusammenfassung For nearly a century, New York's famous "Tin Pan Alley" was the center of popular music publishing in this country. It was where songwriting became a profession, and songs were made-to-order for the biggest stars. Selling popular music to a mass audience from coast-to-coast involved the greatest entertainment media of the day, from minstrelsy to Broadway, to vaudeville, dance palaces, radio, and motion pictures. Successful songwriting became an art, with a host of men and women becoming famous by writing famous songs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, A – Z, Bibliography, General Index, Index of Songs

Product details

• Authors: David A. Jasen, Jasen David A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2015
• EAN: 9781138870215
• ISBN: 978-1-138-87021-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; MUSIC / General, The arts: general issues, Musicals, REFERENCE / Encyclopedias, MUSIC / Reference, Easy listening, History: specific events and topics, Music of film and stage, The arts: general topics