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Sweet thing : the history and musical structure of a shared american vernacular form / Nicholas Stoia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stoia, Nicholas, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in music theory.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in music theory
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hymns, English--United States--History and criticism.
- Hymns, English.
- Folk songs, English--United States--History and criticism.
- Folk songs, English.
- Ballads, English--United States--History and criticism.
- Ballads, English.
- Ragtime music--History and criticism.
- Ragtime music.
- Blues (Music)--History and criticism.
- Blues (Music).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- 'Sweet Thing' offers readers a comprehensive new perspective on a musical scheme shared by broadside ballads and experimental rock songs alike.
- Contents:
- Antecedents of the "Sweet thing" scheme in the British Isles and North America. From "Captain Kidd" to Gospel Music ; "The Frog's Courtship" and Other Sources
- The musical structure of the "Sweet thing" scheme in early blues, country, and gospel music. Poetic Forms and Rhythmic Types ; Harmonic Progressions ; Melodic Designs ; Other Forms.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-088199-2
- 0-19-088200-X
- 0-19-088198-4
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