Lift every voice : the history of African American music

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Lift every voice : the history of African American music

Entry/Object ID

Library.1908

Tags

Library records not in public view, Library JAMM as of June 4, 2023

Description

xv, 223 pages. : illustrations. ; 24 cm Lift every voice : the history of African American music by Burton W. Peretti. JAMM Traces the roots of black music in Africa and slavery and its evolution in the United States from the end of slavery to the present day. The music's creators, consumers, and distributors are all part of the story. Musical genres such as spirituals, ragtime, the blues, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, rock, soul, and hip-hop-as well as black contributions to classical, country, and other American music forms-depict the continuities and innovations that mark both the music and the history of African Americans. --from publisher description. Contents: From West Africa to slavery -- Jubilee and Tin Pan Alley : contrasting sounds of freedom -- The rise of ragtime and the blues -- The emergence of jazz -- Jazz at the Philharmonic : the jazz avant-garde and black classical expression -- Gospel, freedom songs, and the struggle for equality -- Black popular music as big business. Includes index. Glossary of musical terms: page ix Chronology of selected dates: page xi Documents: page 171 Selected bibliography and discography": pages 207-212. Artists with Jacksonville connections: James Weldon Johnson -- J. Rosamond Johnson -- Ray Charles -- Blind Blake.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

African Americans -- History and criticism -- Songs., African Americans -- Music., African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism., Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM).

Publication Details

Author

Peretti, Burton W. (Burton William) 1961- .

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Lanham, Maryland

Call No.

ML 3556 .P45 2009

ISBN

0742558118