Item Detail
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Gusikoff, Lynne
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Guide to musical America
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Book
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New York, N.Y.
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1984
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Facts on File
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xii, 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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0871967014; 9780871967015
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Music--United States--History and criticism.
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Music History; United States
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ML 200 .G95 1984
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Gusikoff, Lynne. Guide to Musical America. New York; Bicester, England: Facts on File Publications, 1984.
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Gives historical highlights of musical development in the United States and gives specific geographic locations where one may hear particular styles of American music today.
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Includes various musical styles from around the country, including psalmody, hymns, folk, rock, opera, jazz, blues, symphonic music, and country. Includes selected festivals, organizations, and establishments where these styles of music may be heard (decisions regarding inclusion of these establishments and organizations was left to the author's discretion). Gives some historical information and highlights notable musicians and composers.
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Organized regionally: Northeast, South, Midwest, West, and West Coast. Each region includes sections on specific types of music. These sections include historical information, important musicians and composers, important organizations, and locations in the region where this type of music can be heard today. Each section also includes Focus Maps which show the location of the musical establishments found in the book.
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Broad in scope. Useful and easy to use.
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Information is highly generalized.
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Morgan, Paula. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association 41 (March 1985): 516.http://www.jstor.org/stable/941170
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BYU Mus Ref
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3316