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An American Singing Heritage
Language: en
Pages: 597
Authors: Norm Cohen
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-20 - Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.

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This edition brings together representative transcriptions of folk songs and ballads in the British-Irish-American oral tradition that have enjoyed widespread f
Romancing the Folk
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Benjamin Filene
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: UNC Press Books

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In American music, the notion of "roots" has been a powerful refrain, but just what constitutes our true musical traditions has often been a matter of debate. A
I Hear America Singing
Language: en
Pages: 396
Authors: David Kastin
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Pearson

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The first edition of American Popular Music introduces the history and influence of American music within the broader context of American culture. It reveals ho
American Singing Groups
Language: en
Pages: 634
Authors: Jay Warner
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

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Offers a decade-by-decade history of American singing groups, from the Ames and Mills Brothers, to the Platters and the Beach Boys, to Destiny's Child, the Back
Singing Church History
Language: en
Pages: 245
Authors: Paul Rorem
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024 - Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers

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Christianity is a "singing church" with biblical foundations and centuries of examples in Psalms and canticles, hymns, and gospel songs. Rorem brings history to