The American musical landscape : the business of muscianship from Billings to Gershwin
In this refreshingly direct and engaging historical treatment of American music and musicology, Richard Crawford argues for the recognition of the distinct and vital character of American music. Surveying the history of several musical professions in the United States -- composing, performing, teaching, and distributing music -- Crawford highlights the importance of economics to music. He also discusses interconnections between classical and popular music, using New England psalmody, nineteenth-century songs, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin to illustrate his points
Print Book, English, 2000, ©1993
University of California Press, Berkeley, 2000, ©1993