The Ballad in American Popular Music From Elvis to Beyoncé |
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| Author:
| Metzer, David |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-67640-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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The first book to explore the history of the ballad in recent American music and the genre's role in American emotional life. Covering stylistic changes over several decades and major performers associated with ballads, this book will appeal to scholars and other interested readers.
The first book to explore the history of the ballad in recent American music and the genre's role in American emotional life. Covering stylistic changes over several decades and major performers associated with ballads, this book will appeal to scholars and other interested readers.