Music of the Gilded Age

America''s Gilded Age was a time of great musical evolution. As the country continued to develop a musical style apart from Europe its church and religious music and opera took on new forms. Music-as-entertainment also evolved with marching bands at public events and the new musicals in theaters. This volume presents the composers musicians songwriters instruments and musical forms that uniquely identify the Gilded Age.Chapters include: Concerts and Symphony orchestras; Grand Opera; Composers Critics and Conservatories; Amateurs and Music at Home; Sacred Music Black and White; Ragtime Vaudeville and the American Musical Stage; Music Politics and the Progressive Movement; and Music Industries and Technology