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That Moaning Saxophone: The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze
That Moaning Saxophone The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze
Author: Bruce Vermazen
Today, the saxophone is an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most closely associated with jazz. Yet not long ago it was derided as the "Siren of Satan," and it was largely ignored in the United States for well over half a century after its invention. When it was first widely heard, it was often viewed as a novelty noisemaker, not a real music...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195165920
ISBN-10: 0195165926
Publication Date: 4/1/2004
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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