Introduction: The dawn of American classical music
From founding through revolution
Transplanting Romantic European traditions
Into the twentieth century: the traditionalists
American impressionists and folklorists
New England iconoclast: Charles Ives
From bandstand to Broadway: the 1890s to 1930s
The earlier struggles of American opera
Modernism elbows its way into the concert hall
Between the World Wars: Americans struggle to be heard
Lighter hearts of the 1920s and 1930s
Perpetuating the Romantic tradition
America goes to war: the 1940s
Exploring the frontiers of sound
The melting-pot of American opera and musical theatre
Anxiety's son: Leonard Bernstein
The age of anxiety: music in the Cold War era
Making the most of minimalism
Today and into tomorrow: old glory and new
