The American Musical Landscape: The Business of Musicianship from Billings to Gershwin, Updated With a New Preface (Ernest Bloch Lectures)
"This book consummates over 30 years of research in the history and criticism of American music, during which time the author has become a senior scholar in the field. Crawford has looked at much music, from early psalmody to rock, and at an impressive amount of previous writing. . . . The importance of his ideas and the clarity of his prose make this an important book for all readers interested in any aspect of American music."--W.K. Kearns, "Choice