Origins of the Popular Style: The Antecedents of Twentieth-Century Popular MusicThis is an analysis of popular music from a musical, as opposed to a sociological, biographical or political point of view. The author surveys Western popular music in all its forms blues, ragtime, music hall, waltzes, marches, parlour ballads and folk music and uncovers the common musical language which unites these disparate styles. The book examines the split between classical and popular Western music in the 19th and early 20th centuries, shedding