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Historical perspectives in popular music / Richard Robinette, Thomas Pasqua.

Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library MT10 .R736 1993
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Robinette, Richard W.
Contributor:
Pasqua, Thomas M.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Popular music--United States--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Popular music.
United States.
Popular music--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Genre:
Outlines and syllabi.
Physical Description:
xxviii, 512 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
Third edition.
Other Title:
Popular music.
Place of Publication:
Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., [1993]
Contents:
Music as a Creative Art
The creative process
The need to express through music
Art music vs functional music vs commercial music
Section 1 The Materials of Music
1 Melody 4
Properties of musical sound
Scales
The octave
Intervals
Contour
Register and range
Phrases
Melodic cadence
Sequence
Hooks
Melodic climax
Style
2 Harmony 12
Traditional harmony
Harmonics
Triads
Color tones and color chords
Consonance vs dissonance
3 Rhythm 18
Beat
Meter and metrical patterns
Syncopation
Note values
Rest values
Polyrhythm
Layering
Repetitive rhythmic patterns in popular music
4 Form 24
Single and compound forms
Phrases used as building blocks of form
The chorus concept in popular music
Binary and ternary form
Repetition and contrast
Standard forms of popular music
5 Texture 31
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
6 Improvisation 34
Symbols used for improvisation
Basic framework for jazz improvisation
Chord symbols
Changes
Paraphrasing vs original improvisation
Section 2 Instruments of Popular Music
7 The Orchestra Families 44
Stringed instruments (chordophones)
Wind instruments (aerophones)
Percussion instruments (idiophones and membranophones)
Drum kit
8 Keyboard Instruments 53
Piano
Organ
Synthesizer
9 Folk Instruments 60
Guitar
Harmonica
Banjo
Dulcimer
Mandolin
Fiddle
Washtub bass
Kazoo
Washboard
Jew's harp
10 MIDI Technology 70
The MIDI Specification
Sequencer
Sampler
Controllers
11 Instrumentation 79
Symphony orchestra
Concert band
Dixieland band
Big band
Popular music instrumentation
Section 3 African-American Music
12 Slavery in America 96
The limits of slavery
African roots
Origins of the slave trade
Music as culture for slaves
13 Early Instrumental Forms 104
Plantation songs and dances
The rise of minstrelsy
Streetcorner bands
Creoles of Color
A merging of black cultures and the birth of jazz
14 Black Gospel Music 112
Black gospel music before the twentieth century
Black gospel music of the early twentieth century
Contemporary gospel music
Performance practices
Contemporary gospel styles
15 The Blues 125
Musical and poetic elements
Blues lyrics
Classic blues form
Blue tonality
Blues styles
Influential blues artists
Section 4 White Popular Music Before 1900
16 American Music Through the Civil War 142
Into the 19th century
European sacred songs
European-based popular songs
Art music in the Classical period
Early 19th century expansion
American art songs
Stephen Foster
Mid-century and the Civil War
17 The Birth of Tin Pan Alley 156
Post Civil War songs
Amateur music
Barbershop harmony
Automated musical instruments
Charles Harris
Harry von Tilzer
18 The Golden Age of Bands 169
The early American band
The Golden Age: 1875-1925
Patrick Gilmore
John Philip Sousa
The band in the twentieth century
Section 5 Jazz and Popular Music Through WW II
19 Into the Twentieth Century 182
Growing national awareness
The Golden years of Tin Pan Alley
Ragtime Songs
Irving Berlin
20 Ragtime 187
The Progressive Era
Origins and characteristics of ragtime
Sedalia style
Scott Joplin
New Orleans style
Jelly Roll Morton
21 Dixieland Jazz 193
Musical roots
New Orleans: Birthplace of jazz
Brass bands and street funerals
New Orleans streetcorner bands
Early New Orleans style
Louis Armstrong
Chicago style
22 The Jazz Age: 1917-1929 201
The Turbulent Twenties
Popular music of the Jazz Age
The record industry
Birth of radio
Fads and trends
Paul Whiteman
George Gershwin
23 The Great Depression 212
The New Deal
Magic of the Silver Screen
The Golden Age of Radio
Music of the Depression
24 The Swing Era 219
The Roots of Swing
Big bands and Dance Orchestras
Swing is King
Benny Goodman
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Tommy Dorsey
America at War
Music of World War II
Post War Effects
Section 6 Contemporary Trends in Jazz
25 Modern Jazz: The Revolution Begins 236
Modern Jazz Movement
Artistic Motivation
Be bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Thelonius Monk
26 Cool Jazz: The West Coast Reaction 241
The Beatnik movement
Characteristics
Stan Getz
Miles Davis
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Modern Jazz Quartet
27 Early Progressive Jazz Styles 250
Hard bop
Free jazz
Third Stream
28 Contemporary Big Bands 255
Stan Kenton
Woody Herman
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
Sources of Big Bands in the 1990s
29 Mainstream Jazz: 1970-1990 263
Artistic principles
Audience
John Coltrane
Sun Ra
AACM
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Wynton Marsalis
30 Contemporary Jazz 268
Market
Major artists
Section 7 The Basis of Rock and Roll
31 The Sing Era 278
Post World War II conditions
Musical characteristics
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
Patti Page
Rosemary Clooney
32 Rhythm and Blues Influences 287
Boogie Woogie
Contemporary Urban Blues
Alan Freed
Birth of Rock and Roll
1950s R&B Crossovers
Fats Domino
Little Richard
33 Country and Western Influences 295
Rural folk traditions
Carter Family
Jimmie Rodgers
Country and western
Bill Haley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Buddy Holly
The Everly Brothers
34 Classic Rock and Roll 304
Rise of the teenage culture
Rock and roll: anthem of the teen movement
Subjects of 1950s teen-oriented songs Anti-rock and roll movement
Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
Dick Clark
Section 8 The 1960s
35 Events of the 1960s 324
Racial unrest
Campus unrest
The Viet Nam War
Rise in social power of the Youth Culture
36 Commercial Folk Movement 328
The roots of commercial folk music
Kingston Trio
Peter, Paul and Mary
Urban folk revival
Joan Baez
Bob Dylan
37 The California Sound 336
Surfing music
Jan and Dean
The Beach Boys
Car songs
38 British Invasion 343
Pre-invasion years
Big Bands
The First Wave
The Beatles
Other first wave groups
British blues
The Rolling Stones
British Invasion Timeline
39 The Age of Rock 354
The watershed of modern life
The Drug Culture
Psychedelic (acid) rock
The Second British Invasion
Pink Floyd
The Who
Rock music's changing voice
Music festivals
Heavy metal roots
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
Major Moments In Heavy Metal History
Section 9 The 1970s
40 The Women's Movement 374
Socio/political events
The women's movement in music
Helen Reddy
41 Disco 378
A social phenomenon
The musical controversy
The Miami Sound
Donna Summer
The Bee Gees
42 Reggae 383
History
Rastafarianism
Ska
Jimmy Cliff
Chris Blackwell
Bob Marley and the Wailers
43 New Wave 388
The "Me" generation
Punk rock
New York Dolls
Sex Pistols
Ramones
Commercial New Wave
Patti Smith
Blondie
The Police
The B-52s
Section 10 Musical Theater
44 Roots of American Musical Theater 400
The operetta
Victor Herbert
Reginald De Koven
45 Stage Shows 403
Follies and Revues
George White
Florenz Ziegfeld
Vaudeville
Tony Pastor
46 The Broadway Musical Comedy 407
Oklahoma! Showboat
Carousel
Great composers: Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Jerome Kern
47 Contemporary Musical Theater 412
Musical theater as big business
Godspell
Sweeney Todd
Man of La Mancha
Hair
A Chorus Line
Stephen Sondheim
Section 11 The 1980s
48 Overview of the 1980s 420
Socio-political trends of the 1980s
Bruce Springsteen: Voice of the 1980s
49 New Age Music 425
Basic elements of New Age music
Listening to
New Age music
50 Rap and Dance Music 429
Cultural roots
The DJ. Hispanic or "Spanglish" rap
Public Enemy
N.W.A. Women rappers
Dance music
Madonna
51 World Music 442
Traditional sounds with new technology
African influence
Brazilian influence
Caribbean influence
Salsa
Trends in world music
52 Sound Recording and Music Video 447
Brief history of sound recording
Recording equipment
The recording process
Production
CD player operation
The "tapeless" studio
Record markets
Billboard music charts
Music video
Postlude: Popular Music: A Continuing Social Force 469.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
0840364369
OCLC:
26726518

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