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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

Author/Creator:

Forte, Allen

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The American popular ballad of the golden era, 1924-1950 [by Forte, A.]

Subjects:

Popular music — United States — History and criticism — 20th century

1900-1999

Popular music

United States

Genres:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-350) and index

Physical Description:

366 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Call Numbers:

ML3477 .F67 1995

ISBNs:

069104399X

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

94047249

OCLC Numbers:

31739298