Table of Contents

Preface.
PART 1: FOLK TRADITIONS.
1. General Characteristics of African American Music.
2. Work Songs, Minstrels, and , Spirituals.
3. The Blues.
4. Gospel Music.
PART 2: THE JAZZ AESTHETIC.
5. The Emergence of Ragtime.
6. Classic Jazz.
7. The Emergence of Swing.
8. Bebop.
9. Jazz: 1950 to 1970.
10. Jazz: 1970 to the Present.
PART 3: POPULAR STYLES SINCE 1940.
11. Rhythm and Blues: 1940 to 1960.
12. Soul Music: 1960 to 1980.
13. Rap and Beyond: 1980 to the Present.
PART 4: THEATRICAL AND CLASSICAL TRADITIONS.
14. Theatrical and Early Classical Music.
15. Classical Music: 1850 to the Present.
Notes.
Glossary.
Select Bibliography.
Select Discography.
Permissions.
Index of Titles.
General Index.

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Preface. PART 1: FOLK TRADITIONS. 1. General Characteristics of African American Music. 2. Work Songs, Minstrels, and , Spirituals. 3. The Blues. 4. Gospel Music. PART 2: THE JAZZ AESTHETIC. 5. The Emergence of Ragtime. 6. Classic Jazz. 7. The Emergence of Swing. 8. Bebop. 9. Jazz: 1950 to 1970. 10. Jazz: 1970 to the Present. PART 3: POPULAR STYLES SINCE 1940. 11. Rhythm and Blues: 1940 to 1960. 12. Soul Music: 1960 to 1980. 13. Rap and Beyond: 1980 to the Present. PART 4: THEATRICAL AND CLASSICAL TRADITIONS. 14. Theatrical and Early Classical Music. 15. Classical Music: 1850 to the Present. Notes. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Select Discography. Permissions. Index of Titles. General Index.