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Music and some Highly Musical People
Reproduction of the Music and some Highly Musical People by James M. Trotter
332 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 1969
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December 24, 2012
I gave up on this one halfway through - it was just too boring and poorly written to finish. I had been interested in reading Trotter's book for years, since the meat of the 1878 book is a series of sketches of 19th-century African-American musicians, making it one of the first books about black music in America.
But the writing is so florid and non-specific that it's meaningless, and most of the biographical sketches are filled with endless quotes from newspaper articles praising the subjects. I wanted to learn something and to enjoy myself in the process; I did learn a little bit, but it was just too painful to continue. I can only rate this book one star for the writing and content, but I'll add a star for its historic importance.
But the writing is so florid and non-specific that it's meaningless, and most of the biographical sketches are filled with endless quotes from newspaper articles praising the subjects. I wanted to learn something and to enjoy myself in the process; I did learn a little bit, but it was just too painful to continue. I can only rate this book one star for the writing and content, but I'll add a star for its historic importance.
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