Item Detail
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De Lerma, Dominique-René
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Bibliography of Black music
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Book
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4 vols.
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Westport, Conn.
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1981
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Greenwood Press
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4 v. ; 29 cm.
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English
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0313213402 (vol. 1)
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African Americans--Music--Bibliography.
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African American Music; United States
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ML 128 .B45 D44 1981
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de Lerma, Dominique-René. Bibliography of Black Music, 4 vols. Westport, Connecticut; London: Greenwood Press, 1984.
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A broad general resource for research on all aspects of Black music, not just limited to composers, or their works (see individual volumes).
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Each volume has its own criteria centered on a particular topic. Volume one covers reference materials. Volume two focuses on Afro-American idioms. Volume three focuses on geographical studies. Volume four addresses theory, education and other related studies. The criteria itself is rather vaguely defined.
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Volume one is divided into several categories: 1. Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Abbreviations. 2. Libraries, Museums, Collections 3. Encyclopedias 4. Lexicons, Etymologies 5. Bibliographies of the Literature 6. Discographies divided into several subcategories i.e., Blues and Popular Music, Folk Music, and Ragtime 7. Iconographies 8. Directories and Organization News 9. Dissertations and Theses 10. Periodicals. Citations can include the following information: author, title, imprint, collation, series notes, reference to abstracts in RILM, Library of Congress card numbers and ISBN indications. The author mentioned his intent was to pattern his bibliographies after RILM abstracts. The author explains that volume two is dedicated to Afro-American idioms with an emphasis on minstrelsy. Volume two is divided into categories as well, not including the Foreword and Introduction. 1.General Histories 2. Minstrelsy, with subcategories as Literature, Songsters and Music, and Name Index 3. Spirituals and Earlier Folk Music 4. Ragtime 5. Musical Theater 6. Concert Music 7. Band Music 8. Blues 9. Gospel Music 10. Rhythm and Blues and Other Popular Music 11. Jazz. Volume three focuses on Ethnomusicology and categorizes its bibliographies around geographical African cultural regions, including Africa, the Caribbean, and North and South America. Included in its citations are books, periodicals, dissertations etc. Also included in the back of the book is an index of authors, coauthors, and editors for multiple access points. Volume four covers perhaps the widest scope of Black music. Here are some of the categories of bibliographies in this volume: Instruments; Voice; Performance Practice; Improvisation; Oral Tradition; Theory and Solfedge; Harmony and Counterpoint; Education; Dance; Aesthetics; Psychology and Physiology; Politics and Sociology; Economics; Theology and Liturgy; Women's Studies.
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Because each bibliography is indexed under so many specific categories/sub categories, researching a specific subject area of Black music can be made easier.
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Because the scope in the volumes is so broad, its coverage may be questionable. Various chapter numbers are also missing in earlier volumes.
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McGinty, Doris E. The Black Perspective in Music 10 (Spring 1982): 114-17.http://www.jstor.org/stable/1215010
Dennison, Sam. American Music 2 (Summer 1998): 244-46.http://www.jstor.org/stable/3051674 -
BYU Mus Ref
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3033