Rethinking American Music Dennis M. Powers from small communities to capital

from small communities to capital cities

The popular notion of a lone scientist privately toiling long hours in a laboratory

and then dismissed as a subject of despair

Madeleine Pape

Rethinking American Music Dennis M. Powers from small communities to capitalEclectic topics, cutting edge research, and America's musical heritage In Rethinking American Music, Tara Browner and Thomas L. Riis curate essays that offer an eclectic survey of current music scholarship. Ranging from Tin Pan Alley to Thelonious Monk to hip hop, the contributors go beyond repertory and biography to explore four critical yet overlooked areas: the impact of performance; patronage's role in creating music and finding a place to play