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Book SynopsisThe depiction of New York City in song across avariety of different genres, focusing onjazz genres, as well as the work of both New Yorkborn artists like Billy Joel or Lin-Manuel Mirandaand artists living most of their life in New York Citylike Shinehead or Debbie Harry, that are intimatelyconnected with the city. The book analyzes songswritten about New York City, and engage with thedepiction of the city within them, but mainly use itas a way to deal with several musical genres thatthe city has been home to, and instrumental indeveloping. These include the musical theatrescene on Broadway and beyond, but also early20th century sheet music, hip hop, disco, punk,dancehall, jazz, swing, rock or pop music. Thecollection includes essays from authors with acultural studies, media studies, cultural history ormusicology background, making possible a far-ranging treatment of the interconnection of the cityspace and its musical history.
