with in signed articles by authorities. Weaknesses of NGare unfortunately
preserved: weak bibliographies and lack of an index. The whole field of sound
recording is passed over in silence. Fuller descriptions in Duckles1.120 and
LOAM-3,S2–65.Biographies
2740.The New Grove Twentieth Century American Masters: Ives, Thomson, Ses-
sions, Cowell, Gershwin, Copland, Carter, Barber, Cage.Ed. William Austin
et al. New York: Norton, 1988. xiv, 312p. ISBN 0-393-30353-5. ML390
.N469.
Articles from NG,updated and with an index to the volume.Other biographical coverage of American musicians is found in many works; see IOM
0778–0789a.
Histories
- Chase, Gilbert. America’s Music, from the Pilgrims to the Present.3rd ed. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 1987. xxiv, 712p. ISBN 0-252-00454-X. ML200 .C5.
First edition, 1955. A major history, dealing with all genres in chronological
format. Chapter endnotes, musical examples, bibliography of about 1,200
items (including books, articles, and dissertations). Expansive index of per-
sons, titles, and subjects. - Hitchcock, H. Wiley. Music in the United States: A Historical Introduction.
3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1988. xviii, 365p. ISBN 0-13-
608407-9. ML200 .H58.
First edition, 1969. A valuable work that combines readability with scholar-
ship. All genres are treated, but the emphasis is on what Hitchcock calls the
“cultivated” idiom rather than the “vernacular” (folk and pop). Strong biblio-
graphic essays conclude each chapter. Expansive index. - Kingman, Daniel. American Music: A Panorama.2nd ed. New York: Schirmer,
- xix, 684p. ISBN 0-02-873370-3. ML200 .K55.
First edition, 1979. A fine, balanced account of all genres, with considerable
attention to pop forms. Chapter endnotes and bibliographic references, expan-
sive index. - Howard, John Tasker. Our American Music: A Comprehensive History from
1620 to the Present.4th ed. New York: Crowell, 1965. xii, 944p. ML200
.H82.
First edition, 1931. Title varies. A classic history with a full range of topics;
biographies and worklists included. Valuable bibliographies: one is a list of
histories in date order, another is of 21 regional and state histories. Indexed. - Sablosky, Irving. What They Heard: Music in America, 1852–1881, from the
Pages of “Dwight’s Journal of Music.”Baton Rouge: Louisiana State U.P., - xiv, 317p. ISBN 0-8071-1258-5.
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