Music for the people : popular music and dance in interwar Britain /
Nott, James J.
Music for the people : popular music and dance in interwar Britain / James J. Nott. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. - 1 online resource (xi, 274 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. - Oxford historical monographs . - Oxford historical monographs. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and indexes.
Intro; TITLE PAGE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Part I: The 'Mechanized' Popular Music Industry; 1: THE RISE OF THE GRAMOPHONE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH GRAMOPHONE INDUSTRY; Introduction; 1.1 Production patterns of the British gramophone industry, 1907-1939; 1.2 The development of the gramophone and record industries; Conclusion; 2: THE ROLE OF THE GRAMOPHONE IN DAILY LIFE IN INTERWAR BRITAIN AND ITS EFFECT ON MUSICAL CULTURE; Introduction; 2.1 The gramophone in daily life. 2.2 The music and marketing policies of the gramophone companies2.3 The cultural impact of the gramophone; Conclusion; 3: RADIO, CINEMA, AND POPULAR MUSIC IN INTERWAR BRITAIN; Introduction; 3.1 Popular music and the BBC; 3.2 Commercial radio; 3.3 The cinema; Conclusion; Part II: The 'Live' Popular Music Industry; 4: DEVELOPMENTS IN 'LIVE MUSIC' 1918 TO 1939: FROM 'PERFORMERS' TO 'LISTENERS'; Introduction; 4.1 Self-made 'live music': the public as performers; 4.2 Ready-made 'live music': the public as listeners; Conclusion; 5: 'LIVE MUSIC': DANCE BANDS, DANCE MUSIC, AND DANCE MUSICIANS. Introduction5.1 The size and scope of the dance music profession; 5.2 Dance band musicians; 5.3 Dance bands, employment, and employers; Conclusion; 6: THE EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DANCE HALL INDUSTRY; Introduction; 6.1 The growth of dancing and the dance hall industry; 6.2 Mecca and the commercialization of dancing; Conclusion; 7: THE EXPERIENCE OF DANCING, DANCE HALLS, AND THE 'DANCE CULTURE', 1918-1939; Introduction; 7.1 'Going to the palais'; 7.2 Dancers, dance culture, and interwar society; 7.3 Dance halls and sex; Conclusion; Part III: Popular Music and Popular Music Artists. 8: TASTES IN POPULAR MUSIC, 1918-1939Introduction; 8.1 Popular genres and artists; 8.2 Popular song titles: origins and content; 8.3 The determination of popular tastes; Conclusion; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX: The Most Popular Songs, 1919-1939; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF SONG TITLES; GENERAL INDEX.
This lively and readable study explores popular music between the wars, the era of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello, Gracie Fields and George Formby. James J. Nott tells the story from the days of the jazz mania of the 1920s to the outbreak of the Second World War. He examines the huge popularity of dance halls such as the fabled Hammersmith Palais, and concludes with a fascinating checklist of the most popular songs.
9780191554971 (electronic bk.) 0191554979 (electronic bk.) 9780199254071 0199254079
2002538873
GBA2-W5169
0199254079. Uk
1921-1940
Popular music--Great Britain--1921-1930.
Popular music--Great Britain--1931-1940.
Popular music--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Musique populaire--Grande-Bretagne--1921-1930.
Musique populaire--Grande-Bretagne--1931-1940.
Musique populaire--Aspect social--Grande-Bretagne.
MUSIC--Genres & Styles--Pop Vocal.
Popular music.
Popular music--Social aspects.
Populaire muziek.
Dansmuziek.
Sociale aspecten.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
ML3650.5 / .N68 2002eb
781.64/0941/09042
Music for the people : popular music and dance in interwar Britain / James J. Nott. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. - 1 online resource (xi, 274 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. - Oxford historical monographs . - Oxford historical monographs. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and indexes.
Intro; TITLE PAGE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Part I: The 'Mechanized' Popular Music Industry; 1: THE RISE OF THE GRAMOPHONE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH GRAMOPHONE INDUSTRY; Introduction; 1.1 Production patterns of the British gramophone industry, 1907-1939; 1.2 The development of the gramophone and record industries; Conclusion; 2: THE ROLE OF THE GRAMOPHONE IN DAILY LIFE IN INTERWAR BRITAIN AND ITS EFFECT ON MUSICAL CULTURE; Introduction; 2.1 The gramophone in daily life. 2.2 The music and marketing policies of the gramophone companies2.3 The cultural impact of the gramophone; Conclusion; 3: RADIO, CINEMA, AND POPULAR MUSIC IN INTERWAR BRITAIN; Introduction; 3.1 Popular music and the BBC; 3.2 Commercial radio; 3.3 The cinema; Conclusion; Part II: The 'Live' Popular Music Industry; 4: DEVELOPMENTS IN 'LIVE MUSIC' 1918 TO 1939: FROM 'PERFORMERS' TO 'LISTENERS'; Introduction; 4.1 Self-made 'live music': the public as performers; 4.2 Ready-made 'live music': the public as listeners; Conclusion; 5: 'LIVE MUSIC': DANCE BANDS, DANCE MUSIC, AND DANCE MUSICIANS. Introduction5.1 The size and scope of the dance music profession; 5.2 Dance band musicians; 5.3 Dance bands, employment, and employers; Conclusion; 6: THE EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DANCE HALL INDUSTRY; Introduction; 6.1 The growth of dancing and the dance hall industry; 6.2 Mecca and the commercialization of dancing; Conclusion; 7: THE EXPERIENCE OF DANCING, DANCE HALLS, AND THE 'DANCE CULTURE', 1918-1939; Introduction; 7.1 'Going to the palais'; 7.2 Dancers, dance culture, and interwar society; 7.3 Dance halls and sex; Conclusion; Part III: Popular Music and Popular Music Artists. 8: TASTES IN POPULAR MUSIC, 1918-1939Introduction; 8.1 Popular genres and artists; 8.2 Popular song titles: origins and content; 8.3 The determination of popular tastes; Conclusion; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX: The Most Popular Songs, 1919-1939; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF SONG TITLES; GENERAL INDEX.
This lively and readable study explores popular music between the wars, the era of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello, Gracie Fields and George Formby. James J. Nott tells the story from the days of the jazz mania of the 1920s to the outbreak of the Second World War. He examines the huge popularity of dance halls such as the fabled Hammersmith Palais, and concludes with a fascinating checklist of the most popular songs.
9780191554971 (electronic bk.) 0191554979 (electronic bk.) 9780199254071 0199254079
2002538873
GBA2-W5169
0199254079. Uk
1921-1940
Popular music--Great Britain--1921-1930.
Popular music--Great Britain--1931-1940.
Popular music--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Musique populaire--Grande-Bretagne--1921-1930.
Musique populaire--Grande-Bretagne--1931-1940.
Musique populaire--Aspect social--Grande-Bretagne.
MUSIC--Genres & Styles--Pop Vocal.
Popular music.
Popular music--Social aspects.
Populaire muziek.
Dansmuziek.
Sociale aspecten.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
ML3650.5 / .N68 2002eb
781.64/0941/09042