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Folk Music in the United States
An Introduction
Third Edition, Revised

Bruno Nettl
Revised and expanded by Helen Myers 		Folk Music in the United States gives readers a broad overview of many kinds of folk music found in this country, from the songs of rural Appalachia an d New England through the indigenous music of the American Indians and the African music brought by slaves, to the folk songs of European minorities. It traces the way folk music lives in the modern city, in the academic world, and in the contemporary music of American composers.
The book introduces readers to the study of folk music as a kind of music and as an aspect of human culture. It uses music as an index to understanding American culture while it introduces readers to various concepts in the field of ethnomusicology.


"The best short coverage of the subject on the market."—Journal of American Folklore
 		I. Introduction
II. Defining Folk Music
III. The Uses and Styles of Folk Music
IV. Indian Music of the United States
V. The British Tradition
VI. Afro-American Music
VII. Hispanic-American Folk Music
VIII. European Folk Music in Rural America
IX. Folk Music in the City
X. Studying Folk Music
XI. Folk Music and the Professional Singer
XII. Folk Music and the Composer
 
$23.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-1557-7

188 pages

1976 (1962, 1960)