Music in the United States: A Historical Introduction

Prentice Hall History of Music Series

by H. Wiley Hitchcock

Fine Book. 6 By 9`` 2nd Edition, 8th in the History of Music Series, owner's name inside, spine sunned pink, Sacred Music of New England and Colonies, Secular music in the New World, Impact of Romanticism, vernacular tradition 1820-1920, Cultivated Tradition 1965-1920, Charles E. Ives musical thought.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Rob Bridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good introduction. Follow it with Crawford.

[Jo Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can tell that Hitchcock knows his material by the structure of his prose. In fact, his diction the thought this volume is such that I could paint a fairly accurate physical description of him, then learned I was almost exactly correct. Seriously, this is a wonderful guide for class purposes, though it is tinged with bias in the last chapters regarding popular music genres and compositional practices in each. Still, I found those judgmental statements amusing to read. Mostly, I'm so glad to be finished with this class!

[Aimee J Martin]

Required read for 400 level electives... Not too bad thus far..