Scherer, Barrymore Laurence. <br/><br/>
A history of American classical music / 
by Barrymore Laurence Scherer. 
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 - vii, 247 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. +  1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: The dawn of American classical music -- From founding through revolution -- The awakening -- Transplanting romantic European traditions -- Into the twentieth century: the traditionalists --  American impressionists and folklorists -- New England iconoclast: Charles Ives -- From bandstand to Broadway: the 1890s to 1930s -- The earlier struggles of American opera -- Modernism elbows its way into the concert hall -- Europeans abroad -- Between the World Wars: Americans struggle to be heard -- Lighter hearts of the 1920s and 1930s -- Perpetuating the romantic tradition -- America goes to war: the 1940s -- Exploring the frontiers of sound -- The melting-pot of American opera and musical theatre -- Anxiety's son: Leonard Bernstein -- The age of anxiety: music in the Cold War era -- Making the most of minimalism -- Today and into tomorrow: old glory and new. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781843791171 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007020380 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Music--History and criticism.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Nonfiction
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML200  / S34 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>781.6/80973