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CROSS THE WATER BLUES
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC IN EUROPE |
| By: |
Neil Wynn (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£42.00 |
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£37.80 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1578069602 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781578069606 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI |
| Pub. date: |
25 July, 2007 |
| Pages: |
277 |
| Description: |
Examines the flow of African-American music and musicians across the Atlantic to Europe from the time of slavery to the 20th-century. This collection of essays presents an examination of different musical forms - spiritual, blues, jazz, skiffle, and orchestral music - and considers their reception and influence on a number of European audiences. |
| Synopsis: |
This unique collection of essays examines the flow of African American music and musicians across the Atlantic to Europe from the time of slavery to the twentieth century. In a sweeping examination of different musical forms--spirituals, blues, jazz, skiffle, and orchestral music--the contributors consider the reception and influence of black music on a number of different European audiences, particularly in Britain, but also France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The essayists approach the subject through diverse historical, musicological, and philosophical perspectives. A number of essays document little-known performances and recordings of African American musicians in Europe. Several pieces, including one by Paul Oliver, focus on the appeal of the blues to British listeners. At the same time, these considerations often reveal the ambiguous nature of European responses to black music and in so doing add to our knowledge of transatlantic race relations. Contributions from Christopher G. Bakriges, Sean Creighton, Jeffrey Green, Leighton Grist, Bob Groom, Rainer E.Lotz, Paul Oliver, Catherine Parsonage, Iris Schmeisser, Roberta Freund Schwartz, Robert Springer, Rupert Till, Guido van Rijn, David Webster, Jen Wilson, and Neil A. Wynn |
| Illustrations: |
16 black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University Press of Mississippi |
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