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- Greek Music in America
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- 2018
- Published by: University Press of Mississippi
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Contributions by Tina Bucuvalas, Anna Caraveli, Aydin Chaloupka, Sotirios (Sam) Chianis, Frank Desby, Stavros K. Frangos, Stathis Gauntlett, Joseph G. Graziosi, Gail Holst-Warhaft, Michael G. Kaloyanides, Panayotis League, Roderick Conway Morris, National Endowment for the Arts/National Heritage Fellows, Nick Pappas, Meletios Pouliopoulos, Anthony Shay, David Soffa, Dick Spottswood, Jim Stoynoff, and Anna Lomax Wood
Despite a substantial artistic legacy, there has never been a book devoted to Greek music in America until now. Those seeking to learn about this vibrant and exciting music were forced to seek out individual essays, often published in obscure or ephemeral sources. This volume provides a singular platform for understanding the scope, practice, and development of Greek music in America through essays and profiles written by principal scholars in the field.
Greece developed a rich variety of traditional, popular, and art music that diasporic Greeks brought with them to America. In Greek American communities, music was and continues to be an essential component of most social activities. Music links the past to the present, the distant to the near, and bonds the community with an embrace of memories and narrative. From 1896 to 1942, more than a thousand Greek recordings in many genres were made in the United States, and thousands more have appeared since then. These encompass not only Greek traditional music from all regions, but also emerging urban genres, stylistic changes, and new songs of social commentary. Greek Music in America includes essays on all of these topics as well as history and genre, places and venues, the recording business, and profiles of individual musicians. This book is required reading for anyone who cares about Greek music in America, whether scholar, fan, or performer.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 3-9
- Overview of Greek Music in America
- pp. 10-50
- PART ONE: MUSICAL GENRE, STYLE, AND CONTENT
- Greek Café Music
- pp. 71-86
- Rebetika, the Blues of Greece—and Australia
- pp. 105-118
- PART TWO: PLACES
- Survival of Greek Folk Music in New York
- pp. 167-177
- Communities Born in Song
- pp. 178-215
- PART THREE: DELIVERING THE MUSIC: RECORDING COMPANIES AND PERFORMANCE VENUES
- Greek Music Piano Rolls in the United States
- pp. 301-311
- Encountering Greek American Soundscapes
- pp. 312-325
- PART FOUR: PROFILES
- Giorgos “Nisyrios” Makrigiannis (1875–1933)
- pp. 337-339
- Madame Koula (circa 1880–1954)
- pp. 340-344
- George Dimitrios Grachis (1882–1965)
- pp. 345-353
- Harilaos Piperakis (1888–1978)
- pp. 354-357
- Marika Papagika (1890–1943)
- pp. 358-368
- Theodotos “Tetos” Demetriades (1897–1971)
- pp. 369-373
- Amalia Baka (1897–1979)
- pp. 374-377
- John K. Gianaros (1904–1998)
- pp. 384-388
- Pericles Halkias (1909–2005)
- pp. 389-394
- Sotirios (Sam) Chianis (b. 1926)
- pp. 403-408
- Ilias Kementzides (1926–2006)
- pp. 409-410
- Giannis Tatasopoulos (1928–2001)
- pp. 411-414
- Gust J. (Dino) Pappas (1931–1999)
- pp. 415-420
- Harilaos Papapostolou (1932–1998)
- pp. 421-422
- Kay Skordilis (b. 1936)
- pp. 423-426
- Peter Stephen Kyvelos (1943–2017)
- pp. 427-429
- Trio Bel Canto and Takis Elenis (b.1948)
- pp. 430-434
- George E. Soffos (1953–2013)
- pp. 435-440
- Contributors
- pp. 451-456
Additional Information
ISBN
9781496819758
Related ISBN(s)
9781496819703
MARC Record
OCLC
1057732835
Pages
464
Launched on MUSE
2018-12-04
Language
English
Open Access
No