Making Music American : 1917 and The Transformation of Culture.

A portrait of music in America in 1917, when jazz burst on the national scene and German musicians were forced from the stage. The author tells the story from the perspective of eight musicians, including Freddie Keppard, James Reese Europe, Walter Damrosch, Fritz Kreisler, Olga Samaroff, and others. With a preface, chronology, notes, bibliography, and index. Illustrations.

xv, 268 p.; 24 cm.
Cloth

Language: English
ISBN: 0190872314
ISBN13: 9780190872311
UPC: 9780190872311