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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Struggling to Define a Nation: American Music and the Twentieth Centuryby Charles Hir Garrett
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, Struggling to Define a Nation captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. In an engaging blend of music analysis and cultural critique, Charles Hiroshi Garrett examines a dazzling array of genres, including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music-and numerous well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin. Garrett argues that, rather than a single, unified vision, the past century reveals a contested array of musical perspectives on the nation, each one advancing a different facet of American identity through sound. Along the way, Garrett explores key issues in American music studies and discusses topics including racial representation, ethnic identity, transnational influences, class relations, and musical appropriation. Lucidly written for a wide audience, Struggling to Define a Nation illuminates the power of music to act as an essential bearer of social, historical, and cultural knowledge. Synopsis:Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, Struggling to Define a Nation captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. In an engaging blend of music analysis and cultural critique, Charles Hiroshi Garrett examines a dazzling array of genres--including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music--and numerous well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin. Garrett argues that rather than a single, unified vision, an exploration of the past century reveals a contested array of musical perspectives on the nation, each one advancing a different facet of American identity through sound. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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