Inventing entertainment the player piano and the origins of an American musical industry /
Brian Dolan's social and cultural history of the music business in relation to the history of the player piano is a critical chapter in the story of contemporary life. The player piano made the American music industry-and American music itself-modern. Foryears, Tin Pan Alley composers and perfo...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2009.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | Brian Dolan's social and cultural history of the music business in relation to the history of the player piano is a critical chapter in the story of contemporary life. The player piano made the American music industry-and American music itself-modern. Foryears, Tin Pan Alley composers and performers labored over scores for quick ditties destined for the vaudeville circuit or librettos destined for the Broadway stage. But, the introduction of the player piano in the early 1900s, transformed Tin Pan Alley's guild of composers, performers, and theater owners into a music industry. The player pia. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 205 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780742564619 (electronic bk.) 0742564614 (electronic bk.) |