American Popular Music and Its Business: From 1790 to 1909
Author | : Russell Sanjek |
Publisher | : New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1988 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106008962505 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book American Popular Music and Its Business: From 1790 to 1909 written by Russell Sanjek and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume work tells the complete story of American popular songs, their authors, and the business they set in motion. Volume one explores the inception of the music publishing business in Elizabethan England and traces music activity in England until 1790, examining popular balladry, copyright problems, the start of music printing, religious music, professional music makers, musical theater, eighteenth-century music, and such leading musical figures as Purcell, Handel, and Haydn. Also discussed are the beginnings of music in the United States, including musical theater, black music, and the Great Awakening and its relationship to music publishing [Publisher description].