Squeeze this! : a cultural history of the accordion in America /
Squeeze This! is the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely American musical and cultural phenomenon.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
©2012.
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| Series: | Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt2ttfd8 |
Table of Contents:
- Advent of the piano accordion
- Squeezebox Bach : the classical accordion
- Squeezebox rock : rise and fall of the accordion in American popular culture
- Crossover accordionists : Frank Yankovic, Viola Turpeinen, and John Brugnoli
- New main squeeze : repositioning the accordion in the music industry
- Out of the closet : reimagining the accordion in American popular culture.