From Ragtime To Rock: An Introduction to 100 Years of American Popular Music – Daniel Glass
From Ragtime to Rock offers a wide-ranging look at the evolution of American Popular Music, from the end of the Civil War (1865), to the dawn of the British Invasion (1965). Here are some of the highlights:
– Reveals how the evolution of American Popular Music was intimately intertwined with historical, economic and sociological events such as Slavery, Segregation, Prohibition, Immigration, the Great Depression, World War II, etc.
– Features exciting live performances by many of the top musicians who specialize in playing these traditional styles.
– Explores the instrumentation of the pop music ensemble, showing how military brass bands gradually transformed into small combos dominated by rhythm instruments.
– Looks at the relationship of vocal and instrumental music, showing how the two have shifted in importance over the decades.
– Details how the blueprint for the pop music formula we still follow today was established during the British Invasion era of Rock’n’Roll.
From Ragtime to Rock covers the following historical eras of music:
– Brass Bands and Marches
– Ragtime
– Early Jazz (New Orleans)
– Blues
– Chicago Jazz (aka Dixieland)
– Great American Songbook
– Big Band Swing
– Bebop Jazz
– Rhythm and Blues
– Country/Rockabilly
– Early Rock’n’Roll
– The British Invasion
From Ragtime to Rock can serve as a supplemental teaching tool
in the following musical subjects:
Jazz Studies
Music History
General Music
Marching Band
Concert Band
Choir
Private Instruction
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