American songbook, the: music for the masses
Auteur :
Merwe, Ann van der
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781442242449
Date de publication :
22 déc. 2016
Dimensions :
23,7 x 15,6 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
386 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The American Songbook explores key aspects of individual song's popularizations, addressing how and why the tradition of standards was eventually usurped by rock and roll in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as how it has continued to hold historic, nostalgic, and contemporary value for listeners.