Motor City Music is a pioneering study of the musical life of an American metropolis. 1940s-60s Detroit produced prominent musicians, from jazz to classical to ethnic. Author Mark Slobin begins with a reflection on his life growing up in Detroit, stresses public-school music, surveys neighborhood musical life, and covers industry, labor, the counterculture, media, and the record industry, including Motown.
Motor City Music is a pioneering study of the musical life of an American metropolis. 1940s-60s Detroit produced prominent musicians, from jazz to classical to ethnic. Author Mark Slobin begins with a reflection on his life growing up in Detroit, stresses public-school music, surveys neighborhood musical life, and covers industry, labor, the counterculture, media, and the record industry, including Motown.
Mark Slobin was born in wartime Detroit and grew up with classical and folk music backgrounds. His early work on folk music of Afghanistan shifted to studies of Eastern European Jewish music in Europe and America, film music, and theory of ethnomusicology. He spent his career in Wesleyan University's renowned ethnomusicology program and is retired in Manhattan.
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1. A City in Motion 2. The Construction Site 3. The Traffic Circle 4. Local Traffic 5. Border Traffic 6. Merging Traffic 7. The City in the Rear-view Mirror Notes References Sources for the City
1. A City in Motion 2. The Construction Site 3. The Traffic Circle 4. Local Traffic 5. Border Traffic 6. Merging Traffic 7. The City in the Rear-view Mirror Notes References Sources for the City
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