Tin pan opera: operatic novelty songs in the ragtime era
Auteur :
Hamberlin, Larry
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195338928
Date de publication :
3 févr. 2011
Dimensions :
16,3 x 23,6 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
590 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Tin Pan Opera explores the role of opera in comical popular songs from the ragtime era. These songs demonstrate how, for many Americans, opera stood for an elite, European culture that was coming under attack by new social forces, including immigration and new opportunities for women and African Americans.