America's Musical Life: A History

America's Musical Life: A History

<p><strong>"A superb, all-encompassing survey of music in America." ―<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p> When it comes to American music, <em>America's Musical Life</em> is "the best one-volume history yet on the subject for musicians and enthusiasts, professional or amateur" (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>). "Well-researched and sensitively constructed" (<em>Library Journal</em>) and "a book that welcomes the reader, who is happy to keep returning for more" (<em>Music Library Association Notes</em>), <em>America's Musical Life</em> tells the story of American music making in rich detail. In chronicling American music's bountiful heritage, this "superb book presents the whole sweep of U.S. cultivated and traditional music―from 16th-century Native American music through late 20th-century hiphop culture." A substantial cultural achievement, "this definitive history of music in the U.S. is sure to delight music aficionados and history buffs alike, and is a must for anyone interested in what music has meant to America and what America has meant to music" (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>). 200 illustrations