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Article: Classical Music in America: A History.(Book review)
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- American Music Teacher
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- April 1, 2008
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Classical Music in America: A History, by Joseph Horowitz. W. W. Norton (www. wwnorton, com/orders/welcome.htm; (800)233-4830), 2007. 618 pp. $19.95.
First published in 2005 as Classical Music in America--A History of its Rise and Fall, this new paperback edition is little changed, but includes a new afterword by the author. Two books each divide into two parts. Each part contains four chapters. The annotated table of contents provides an excellent guide to content and major themes and figures.
Eminently qualified to take the big-picture view he presents, Joseph Horowitz is a prolific writer on the social and cultural history of musical creation and ...