The Music of Black Americans

A History

• Author(s): Eileen Southern,
• Publisher: W. W. Norton
• Pages: 552
• ISBN_10: 0393098990
  ISBN_13: 9780393098990
  
• Language: en

Description:... This survey of the music of black Americans begins with the arrival in 1619 of the first black men in the English colonies. It discusses the work of black composers and performers, the role of the black churches in the North, theatrical activities, the songs of work and play, the development of jazz, and art music.