The History of Texas Music (Gary Hartman Texas Music Series, Sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University) - Softcover

Hartman, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160344002X ISBN 13: 9781603440028

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The richly diverse ethnic heritage of the Lone Star State has brought to the Southwest a remarkable array of rhythms, instruments, and musical styles that have blended here in unique ways and, in turn, have helped shape the music of the nation and the world.

Historian Gary Hartman writes knowingly and lovingly of the Lone Star State’s musical traditions. In the first thorough survey of the vast and complex cultural mosaic that has produced what we know today as “Texas music,” he paints a broad, panoramic view, offers analysis of the origins of and influences on specific genres, profiles key musicians, and provides guidance to additional sources for further information.

A musician himself, Hartman draws on both academic and non-academic sources to give a more complete understanding of the state’s remarkable musical history and ethnic community studies with his first-hand knowledge of how important music is as a cultural medium through which human beings communicate information, ideas, emotions, values, and beliefs, and bond together as friends, families, and communities.

The History of Texas Music incorporates a selection of well-chosen photographs of both prominent and less-well-known artists and describes not only the ethnic origins of much of Texas music but also the cross-pollination among various genres. Today, the music of Texas—which includes Native American music, gospel, blues, ragtime, swing, jazz, rhythm and blues, conjunto, Tejano, Cajun, zydeco, western swing, honky tonk, polkas, schottsches, rock & roll, rap, hip hop and more—reflects the unique cultural dynamics of the Southwest.

About this title

About the Author

GARY HARTMAN is founding director of the Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. Among his publications in the lengthy introduction to The Roots of Texas Music, an edited volume published by Texas A&M University Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160344002X
• ISBN 13: 9781603440028
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320