Lift Every Voice - The History of African American Music

Informationen zum Autor Burton W. Peretti is professor of history at Western Connecticut State University and author of Jazz in American Culture. Klappentext Lift Every Voice traces the roots of black music in Africa and slavery and its evolution in the United States from the end of slavery to the present day. The music's creators, consumers, and distributors are all part of the story. Musical genres such as spirituals, ragtime, the blues, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock, soul, and hip-hop-as well as black contributions to classical, country, and other American music forms-depict the continuities and innovations that mark both the music and the history of African Americans. A rich selection of documents helps to define the place of music within African American communities and the nation as a whole. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: From West Africa to SlaveryChapter 2: Jubilee and Tin Pan Alley: Contrasting Sounds of FreedomChapter 3: The Rise of Ragtime and the BluesChapter 4: The Rise of Jazz, 1915-1935Chapter 5: Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Jazz Avant-Garde and Black Classical ExpressionChapter 6: Gospel, Freedom Songs, and the Struggle for EqualityChapter 7: Black Popular Music as Big BusinessDocumentsBibliographic Essay

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Burton W. Peretti is professor of history at Western Connecticut State University and author of Jazz in American Culture.

Product details

• Authors: Burton W Peretti, Burton W. Peretti, Peretti Burton W.
• Assisted by: Nina Mjagkij (Editor), Jacqueline M Moore (Editor), Mjagkij Nina (Editor of the series), Moore Jacqueline M. (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2009
• EAN: 9780742558113
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5811-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: The African American History Series; African American History (Rowm; The African American Experience Series; The African American Experience Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, Music, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Ethnic, African American history;American Studies