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Music in the Age of Anxiety: American Music in the Fifties
By Wierzbicki, James
- ISBN
- 9780252081569 9780252098277
- Publisher
- Univ. of Illinois
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2016 | Arts and Humanities
Wierzbicki (musicology, Univ. of Sydney; Film Music: A History) takes on the difficult task of linking all musical genres from 1945 to 1960 to the neurosis of the era. The author begins with such pop singers as Frank Sinatra, then moves to the emergence of rock and roll and analyzes bop jazz. He writes about Broadway musicals, film scores, and oper...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
