America's Musical Life: A History

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"A superb all-encompassing survey of music in America." Kirkus Reviews When it comes to American music Americas Musical Life is "the best one-volume history yet on the subject for musicians and enthusiasts professional or amateur" (Kirkus Reviews). "Well-researched and sensitively constructed" (Library Journal) and "a book that welcomes the reader who is happy to keep returning for more" (Music Library Association Notes) Americas Musical Life tells the story of American music making in rich detail. In chronicling American musics bountiful heritage this "superb book presents the whole sweep of U.S. cultivated and traditional musicfrom 16th-century Native American music through late 20th-century hiphop culture." A substantial cultural achievement "this definitive history of music in the U.S. is sure to delight music aficionados and history buffs alike and is a must for anyone interested in what music has meant to America and what America has meant to music" (Publishers Weekly). 200 illustrations