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That moaning saxophone : the Six Brown Brothers and the dawning of a musical craze /

Rather than a note-by-note analysis of the music, the book works with the music in its context, offering a cultural interpretation of blackface and minstrelsy, a history of the invention and evolution of the saxophone, and insight into the burgeoning American music/entertainment business and forgott...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vermazen, Bruce
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Six Brown Brothers.
Six Brown Brothers
Saxophonists > United States > Biography.
Saxophonistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Saxophonists
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Rather than a note-by-note analysis of the music, the book works with the music in its context, offering a cultural interpretation of blackface and minstrelsy, a history of the invention and evolution of the saxophone, and insight into the burgeoning American music/entertainment business and forgotten music traditions.
Item Description:Originally published: 2004.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 292 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199864140
0199864144