FOLD MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES : An Introduction (3rd Revised Edition)

Nettl, Bruno; (Revised & Expanded By Helen Myers)

ISBN 10: 0814315577 / ISBN 13: 9780814315576

Published by Wayne State Univ Press, Detroit, MI, 1976

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EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED COPY. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/VG w/light surface wear; under library mylar. First published 1960 under the title: An Intro to Folk Music in the United States; this is the 3rd Revised & Expanded Edition by Helen Myers. History folk music and song in the U.S. Text, with sample scores, in 12 chapters: I, Introduction; II, Defining Folk Music; III, The Uses & Styles of Folk Music; IV, Indian Music of the U.S.; V, The British Tradition; VI, Afro-American Music; VII, Hispanis-American Folk Music; VIII, European Folk Music in Rural America; IX, Folk Music in the City; X, Folk Music & the Professional Singer; and XII, Folk Music & the Composer. Strong copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FOLD MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES : An Introduction (3rd Revised Edition)
• Publisher: Wayne State Univ Press, Detroit, MI
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814315577
• ISBN 13: 9780814315576
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Revised & Enlarged Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Performing Arts, Plays, Opera, Dance, Music
  • Music, Sheet Music, Music Criticism

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Synopsis

Folk Music in the United States gives readers a broad overview of many kinds of folk music found in this country, from the songs of rural Appalachia an d New England through the indigenous music of the American Indians and the African music brought by slaves, to the folk songs of European minorities. It traces the way folk music lives in the modern city, in the academic world, and in the contemporary music of American composers. The book introduces readers to the study of folk music as a kind of music and as an aspect of human culture. It uses music as an index to understanding American culture while it introduces readers to various concepts in the field of ethnomusicology.

About the Author

Bruno Nettl is professor emeritus of music and anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. An internationally renowned musicologist, he is both a founder and past president of the Society for Ethnomusicology and the author of many books.