Item Detail
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Hall, Charles J.
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A chronicle of American music, 1700-1995
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Book
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New York, N.Y.
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c1996
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Schirmer Books
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xi, 825 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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002860296X (alk. paper)
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Music--United States--Chronology.
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Music History; Music Chronology; Eighteenth Century; Nineteenth Century; Twentieth Century; United States
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ML 200 .H15 1996
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Hall, Charles J. A Chronicle of American Music 1700-1995. With a foreword by Gerard Schwarz. New York: Schirmer Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Macmillan; London: Prentice Hall International, 1996.
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Year-by-year chronological listing of brief highlights of history, world cultural events, and representative works of American art and literature. Useful for establishing historical perspective in which composers' worked, and for comparing artists within similar periods and circumstances.
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Covers years 1700-1995. Covers significant historical and musical events for each given year. Companion volume with more detail of art literature is being prepared. Popular scene highlights limited.
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Entries may contain: births, deaths, biographical information, publications, representative pieces of music, debuts, new positions, conductors, honors/awards, festivals, musical beginnings, educational information, musical compositions, musicals, performing groups, and miscellaneous information. Contains a music index organized by composer with references to specific event.
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Contains selected bibliography with helpful reference magazines and periodicals. Provides music highlights in the vernacular/commercial (pop) as well as the cultivated/art music scene.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3324