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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780802103321

Autore

Ogasapian John

Titolo

Music of the colonial and revolutionary era [[electronic resource] /] / John Ogasapian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-40940-9

9786612409400

0-313-06189-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

American history through music

Disciplina

780/.973/0903

Soggetti

Music - Social aspects - United States - History - 16th century

Music - Social aspects - United States - History - 17th century

Music - Social aspects - United States - History - 18th century

United States Social life and customs To 1775

United States Social life and customs 1775-1783

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes discography (p. [199]-202), bibliographical references (p.[235]-245), and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. New Spain; 3. New England; 4. The Southern Colonies; 5. The Middle Colonies; 6. Music of the People; 7. Music at the Margins: Native Americans and African Americans; 8. The Revolutionary Period; 9. Church Music in the Federal Era; 10. Theatre, Concert, and Amateur Music in the Federal Era; 11. An A-Z of Early American Musical Figures; Appendix 1: Timeline; Appendix 2: Selected Concert Programs; Appendix 3: Selected Discography; Appendix 4: Music Examples; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The colonial days of America marked not only the beginnings of a country, but also of a new culture, part of which was the first American music publishers, entrepreneurs, and instrument makers forging musical communities from New England to New Spain. Elements of British, Spanish, German, Scots-Irish, and Native American music all contributed to the many cultures and subcultures of the early nation. While English settlers largely sought to impose their own culture in the new land, the adaptation of native music by Spanish settlers provided



an important cultural intersection. The music of the S