The American popular ballad of the golden era, 1924-1950

The American popular ballad of the golden era, 1924-1950 / Allen Forte.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forte, Allen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.
Subjects:
Popular music > United States > History and criticism.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The harmonic language of the popular ballad
  • Rhythmic features of the popular ballad
  • Melodic design : descriptive categories
  • The lyric : its qualities and melodic roles
  • Form : nomenclature and templates
  • The large-scale view : a primer
  • Ballads of Jerome Kern
  • Ballads of Irving Berlin
  • Ballads of Cole Porter
  • Ballads of George Gershwin
  • Ballads of Richard Rodgers
  • Ballads of Harold Arlen
  • Ballads of Richard Whiting, Walter Donaldson, Harry Warren, Jimmy McHugh, Vincent Youmans, Duke Ellington, and Kurt Weill
  • Ballads of Hoagy Carmichael, Arthur Schwartz, Vernon Duke, John Green, Burton Lane, and Jimmy Van Heusen
  • Ballads of Kay Swift, Bernice Petkere, Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, and Ruth Lowe
  • Concluding reflections.

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