The New Grove Dictionary of American Music is the most comprehensive and enlightening history of America's musical heritage ever published. American Grove is focused solely on the unique styles and traditions of American music. It covers popular musical forms such as country, rock, pop, soul, folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, and big band. It explores America's vibrant classical heritage--from colonial times to John Cage--and also provides substantial articles on the traditional music of diverse cultures such as Native ...
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The New Grove Dictionary of American Music is the most comprehensive and enlightening history of America's musical heritage ever published. American Grove is focused solely on the unique styles and traditions of American music. It covers popular musical forms such as country, rock, pop, soul, folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, and big band. It explores America's vibrant classical heritage--from colonial times to John Cage--and also provides substantial articles on the traditional music of diverse cultures such as Native Americans, Jewish Americans, and Islamic Americans. The Dictionary investigates the social, cultural, and historical forces that shaped our distinctive musical identity--from the Civil War to the impact of pop culture...the rise of technology to the plurality of religions...from the supremacy of film to the evolution of the civil rights movement. The New Grove Dictionary of American Music includes: BL 3,500 biographies of significant composers, performers, singer-songwriters, impresarios, conductors, writers, producers, publishers and patrons--including foreign-born musicians who settled in America BL Entries on American cities as diverse as Miami, New Orleans, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Anchorage BL Wide-ranging survey articles on specialized forms of music including patriotic music, film music, vaudeville, and early music revival BL Ground-breaking articles on general topics such as copyright, broadcasting, music therapy, and education BL Comprehensive listings of music libraries, societies, institutions, periodicals, discographies, festivals, and awards
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4 vols. Thick quartos. Original green-grey cloth with gilt and black spine titles. Light wear to covers, spines lightly marked with bump at head of vol. 2., otherwise a very good indeed set.
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Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.
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Very Good. Size: 13x11x8; 4 volume set. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 29 cmContents: v. 1. A-D--v. 2. E-K--v. 3. L-Q--v. 4. R-Z. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Very good. 4 volume set. 2736 p. Audience: College/higher education; General/trade; Professional and scholarly. 4 volume set. Green hardcovers, no dj's issued. No markings in any of them. Volume 2 has blemish on inside front cover, paper is buckling. Overall very nice volume set. 401
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Good. Macmillan Press Limited, 1986. 4 volume set; covers very barely rubbed/bumped, minicule bump/chip top spine/front board junction (vol. 1 only); edges very lightly sunned, barely soiled; endpapers/pastedowns faintly age-toned, very faint pencil erasures ffeps; bindings tight; covers, edges and interiors intact and very clean, except where noted; a nice set; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply. hardcover. Good.
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Near Fine. Four volumes. Quartos, cloth, near fine copies, no dust jackets. This heavy multi-volume set could possibly require an additional shipping charge.