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Standard Texts in Music History

This is a guide to standard resources for introductory study or review of western art music, jazz, popular music, and world music.

Popular Music

Rock Music Styles: A History. 5th ed. by Charlton, Katherine.
Call Number: ML 3534 .C45 2008
What's That Sound? An Introduction to Rock and Its History. 2d ed. by Covach, John.
Call Number: ML 3534 .C7 2009
Rockin' Out: Popular Music in the USA. 5th ed. by Garofalo, Reebee.
Call Number: ML 3477 .G37 2011
American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3. 4th ed. by Starr, Larry, and Christopher Waterman.
Call Number: ML 3477 .S73 2013
Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development. 6th ed. by Stuessy, Joe, and Scott Lipscomb.
Call Number: ML 3534 .S83 2009
Rockin' in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-Roll. 7th ed. by Szatmary, David P.
Call Number: ML 3534 .S94 2010

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Subjects: Arts

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