This concise, accessible book describes American music as a panorama of distinct yet parallel streams--hip-hop and Latin; folk and country; gospel and classical; jazz, blues, and rock--that reflect the uniquely diverse character of the United States. Comparing and contrasting musical styles across regions and time, the author delivers a vision of American music both exuberant and inventive--a music that arises out of the history and musical traditions of the many immigrants to Americaas shores. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.Hard Bop and Funk In the 1950s and 1960s, there was a reaction to the restraint of cool jazz in the form of ahard bop. ... This is illustrated in aNowa#39;s the Timea ( 1964), by a quartet that includes Sonny Rollins on tenor sax and Herbie Hancock on piano. ... It represented a new venture for jazz, both harmonically and structurally, in that it no longer used the chord progressions of standard tunes as the basis foranbsp;...
Title | : | American Music: A Panorama, Concise |
Author | : | Lorenzo Candelaria |
Publisher | : | Cengage Learning - 2014-01-01 |
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