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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809193303321

Autore

Abbott Lynn <1946->

Titolo

Out of Sight [[electronic resource] ] : The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2009

ISBN

1-60473-039-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (529 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SeroffDoug

Disciplina

781.6408996073

Soggetti

African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism

Popular music -- United States -- To 1901- -- History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. 1889; Chapter 2. 1890; Chapter 3. 1891; Chapter 4. 1892; Chapter 5. 1893; Chapter 6. 1894; Chapter 7. 1895; Appendix 1: Repertoire of the Tennessee Jubilee Singers, 1888-1889; Appendix 2: Personnel Listings of Orpheus M. McAdoo's and M. B. Curtis's Troupes in Australia, 1899-1900; Appendix 3: Repertoire of McAdoo's Virginia Concert Company and Jubilee Singers, 1892-1893; Appendix 4: Roster of the Detroit City Band, 1891-1892; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""A product of old-fashioned, back-wearying, foundational scholarship, yet very readable, this book is certain to feature importantly in future studies of early jazz and its prehistory. Highly recommended."" ? Library Journal. ""This volume makes possible the study of the rise of black music in the days that paved the way for the Harlem Renaissance?the brass bands, the banjo and mandolin clubs, the male quartets, and theatrical companies. Summing up: Essential."" ? Choice Outstanding Academic Title. A landmark study, based on thousands of music-related references mined by the authors from a va