Why Did Jazz Become A Dominant Popular Music Genre In The 1920s And Rock 'n' Roll In The 1950s? Why Did Heavy Metal, Punk Rock And Hiphop Find Their Way From Sub-cultures To The Established Music Industry? What Are The Effects Of New Communication Technologies And The Internet On The Creation Of Music In The Early 21st Century? These And Other Questions Are Answered By Peter Tschmuck Through An Integrated Model Of Creativity And Innovation That Is Based On An International History Of Music Industry Since Thomas A. Edison Invented The Phonograph In 1877. Thus, The History Of The Music Industry Is Described In Full Detail.--book Jacket. The Emergence Of The Phonographic Industry Within The Music Industry. The Phonograph As Business Machine ; Coin-in-the-slot:-machine ; Records And Gramophones ; Herr Doctor Brahms Plays The Piano -- The Music Industry Boom Until 1920. The Global Competition In The Phonographic Industry ; The U.s. Market Before World War I ; The European Market During World War I ; The Music Repertory On Record Between 1900 And 1920 -- New Technology And The Emergence Of Jazz. The Phonographic Industry's Business Cycle From 1920 To 1945 ; The Phonographic Industry And Broadcasting In The U.s. And Europe ; Race Music And Hillbilly ; Electrical Recording -- The Music Industry As Radio Industry. Recession And Depression On The U.s. Phonogram Market ; Market Concentration In Europe ; The Dominance Of Broadcasting And Sound Films In The U.s. Music Industry ; Music As An Instrument Of Ideology In Europe --^ The Swing Monopoly During The Years Of Wartime Economy. The Music Industry During World Ward Ii ; The Swing Monopoly ; Music As Propaganda ; The Intellectualization Of Jazz : Bebop -- Rock 'n' Roll Revolution. Economic Recovery And Technological Innovation ; The End Of The U.s. Music Oligopoly ; From Rhythm & Blues To Rock 'n' Roll ; Music Production In Post-war Europe -- The Recovery Of The Phonographic Industry And New Global Playerss. A Decade Of Market Growth (1960-1969) ; European Majors On The Advance ; The Recovery Of The U.s. Majors Under New Leadership ; The Produced Sound -- The Era Of Music Conglomerates. The First Merger Mania In The Recording Industry (1965-1975) ; Oligopolization In The Recording Industry ; Market Domination By Market Segmentation ; The Commercialization Of Sub-cultures : Heavy Metal, Punk Rock, And Disco --^ The Digital Revolution And The Internet. From Music Cassette To Compact Disc ; Superstar Business Versus Hip-hop Culture? ; The Second Merger Mania In The Recording Industry ; Music Providers On The Internet -- Theoretical Concepts Of Innovation And Creativity. Typologies Of Innovations ; Innovation As A Collective Action Process ; Typologies Of Creativity ; Creativity As A Collective Action Process -- Creativity And Innovation In The Music Industry. Revolutions In The 20th Century Music Industry ; Cultural Paradigms And Creative Trajectories In The Music Industry ; An Explanation For The Change Of Paradigms In The Music Industry ; Diversity As A Pre-condition For Creativity And Innovation -- Creativity And Innovation In The Music Industry's Value-added Chain. The Search For New Talents : A & R Management ; The Process Of Music Production ; Marketing And Promotion ; The Distribution Process. By Peter Tschmuck. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [255]-261) And Index.