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America's Musical Landscape

Jean Ferris

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PRELUDE:The Elements of Musical Sound Part One: MUSIC IN EARLY NORTH AMERICA 1 North American Indian Music 2 Folk Music 3 The Colonial, Revolutionary, and Federal Periods Part Two: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 4 Populist Music of the Nineteenth Century 5 Early Concert Music 6 American Concert Music Comes of Age Part Three: THE GROWTH OF VERNACULAR TRADITIONS 7 The Rise of Popular Culture 8 Country Western and Urban Folk Music 9 The Jazz Age 10 Jazz 1930-1960 11 Jazz Since 1960 12 Latin Popular Musics 13 Rock and Roll 14 Popular Music since 1970 Part Four: MUSIC FOR THEATER AND FILM 15 Musical Theater 16 Music for Films 17 American Opera Part Five: TRADITION AND INNOVATION IN CONCERT MUSIC 18 Experimental Music: Revolution 19 Mainstream Concert Music: Evolution 20 The Avant-Garde after 1950 21 American Concert Music Since 1950

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Key concepts: Call and response, Popular music, Jazz, Music, Music history, Incidental music, Musical, Vernacular