Music of the Great Depression

Informationen zum Autor William H. Young is a freelance writer and independent scholar. He has recently retired from teaching English, American Studies, and popular culture at Lynchburg College in Virginia for 36 years. Young has published books and articles on various subjects of popular culture.NANCY K. YOUNG is an adjunct professor for the Counselor Education Program in the School of Education and Human Development at Lynchburg College. Klappentext Prior to the stock market crash of 1929 American music still possessed a distinct tendency towards elitism, as songwriters and composers sought to avoid the mass appeal that critics scorned. During the Depression, however, radio came to dominate the other musical media of the time, and a new era of truly popular music was born. Under the guidance of the great Duke Ellington and a number of other talented and charismatic performers, swing music unified the public consciousness like no other musical form before or since. At the same time the enduring legacies of Woody Guthrie in folk, Aaron Copeland in classical, and George and Ira Gershwin on Broadway stand as a testament to the great diversity of tastes and interests that subsisted throughout the Great Depression, and play a part still in our lives today. The lives of these and many other great musicians come alive in this insightful study of the works, artists, and circumstances that contributed to making and performing the music that helped America through one of its most difficult times.The American History through Music series examines the many different styles of music that have played a significant part in our nation's history. While volumes in this series show the multifaceted roles of music in our culture, they also use music as a lens through which readers may study American social history. The authors present in-depth analysis of American musical genres, significant musicians, technological innovations, and the many connections between music and the realms of art, politics, and daily life. Zusammenfassung This volume in the new American History through Music reference series examines how popular music came to the fore during the Great Depression and explores the lives of the great musicians who contributed to making and performing the music that helped America through one of its most difficult times. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMusic and Media: Radio, Sheet Music, and RecordingsPopular Hits and StandardsMusic From Broadway and HollywoodThe Rise of Swing and the Triumph of Big BandsRoots MusicThe Classical Tradition and the Federal Music ProjectCitationsA Musical Timeline for the Period 1929-1940Appendix I: Outstanding Bandleaders from the 1930sAppendix II: Outstanding Vocalists from the 1930sAppendix III: Outstanding Instrumentalists and Sidemen from the 1930sAppendix IV: Outstanding Songwriters, Lyricists, and Arrangers from the 1930sSelected Sources...

Autorentext
William H. Young is a freelance writer and independent scholar. He has recently retired from teaching English, American Studies, and popular culture at Lynchburg College in Virginia for 36 years. Young has published books and articles on various subjects of popular culture. NANCY K. YOUNG is an adjunct professor for the Counselor Education Program in the School of Education and Human Development at Lynchburg College.

Klappentext
Prior to the stock market crash of 1929 American music still possessed a distinct tendency towards elitism, as songwriters and composers sought to avoid the mass appeal that critics scorned. During the Depression, however, radio came to dominate the other musical media of the time, and a new era of truly popular music was born. Under the guidance of the great Duke Ellington and a number of other talented and charismatic performers, swing music unified the public consciousness like no other musical form before or since. At the same time the enduring legacies of Woody Guthrie in folk, Aaron Copeland in classical, and George and Ira Gershwin on Broadway stand as a testament to the great diversity of tastes and interests that subsisted throughout the Great Depression, and play a part still in our lives today. The lives of these and many other great musicians come alive in this insightful study of the works, artists, and circumstances that contributed to making and performing the music that helped America through one of its most difficult times. The American History through Music series examines the many different styles of music that have played a significant part in our nation's history. While volumes in this series show the multifaceted roles of music in our culture, they also use music as a lens through which readers may study American social history. The authors present in-depth analysis of American musical genres, significant musicians, technological innovations, and the many connections between music and the realms of art, politics, and daily life.

Zusammenfassung
This volume in the new American History through Music reference series examines how popular music came to the fore during the Great Depression and explores the lives of the great musicians who contributed to making and performing the music that helped America through one of its most difficult times.

Inhalt
Acknowledgments Introduction Music and Media: Radio, Sheet Music, and Recordings Popular Hits and Standards Music From Broadway and Hollywood The Rise of Swing and the Triumph of Big Bands Roots Music The Classical Tradition and the Federal Music Project Citations A Musical Timeline for the Period 1929-1940 Appendix I: Outstanding Bandleaders from the 1930s Appendix II: Outstanding Vocalists from the 1930s Appendix III: Outstanding Instrumentalists and Sidemen from the 1930s Appendix IV: Outstanding Songwriters, Lyricists, and Arrangers from the 1930s Selected Sources

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