Vocal Parlor Songs of the Civil War by George Frederick Root
Author : John A. Walters
Publisher :
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 29,19 MB
Release : 2002
Category : United States
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Author : John A. Walters
Publisher :
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 29,19 MB
Release : 2002
Category : United States
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Author : Cheryl Ann Jackson
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 1989
Category : United States
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Author : Richard Crawford
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,61 MB
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0486234223
Thirty-seven songs: The Battle Cry of Freedom, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Battle Hymn of the Republic, 34 more.
Author : P.H. Carder
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0786483172
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, "The Battle Cry of Freedom" became perhaps the most common patriotic song echoing throughout the North. The author of that famous tune was George F. Root, and his many other patriotic songs established him as "the musician of the people." This biography follows Root's dual career as a nationally-known traveling teacher and a composer of popular songs. His wartime songs expressed the emotions of the soldiers and of the people at home. His later songs document such events as the assassination of President Lincoln, the settling of the West, the literature and humor of his day, and the many reform movements that defined the values of that era. His biography reveals how he became the musician of the people and how his critics responded.
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Page : 776 pages
File Size : 18,52 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Dissertation abstracts
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Author : Christian McWhirter
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 21,3 MB
Release : 2012-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0807882623
Music was everywhere during the Civil War. Tunes could be heard ringing out from parlor pianos, thundering at political rallies, and setting the rhythms of military and domestic life. With literacy still limited, music was an important vehicle for communicating ideas about the war, and it had a lasting impact in the decades that followed. Drawing on an array of published and archival sources, Christian McWhirter analyzes the myriad ways music influenced popular culture in the years surrounding the war and discusses its deep resonance for both whites and blacks, South and North. Though published songs of the time have long been catalogued and appreciated, McWhirter is the first to explore what Americans actually said and did with these pieces. By gauging the popularity of the most prominent songs and examining how Americans used them, McWhirter returns music to its central place in American life during the nation's greatest crisis. The result is a portrait of a war fought to music.
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Page : 464 pages
File Size : 31,93 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Canada
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Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
Author : Irwin Silber
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 17,68 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0486284387
Reprint. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1960.
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Page : 556 pages
File Size : 45,63 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Dissertations, Academic
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Author : Stanley R. McDaniel
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 1666755958
Servanthood of Song is a history of American church music from the colonial era to the present. Its focus is on the institutional and societal pressures that have shaped church song and have led us directly to where we are today. The gulf which separates advocates of traditional and contemporary worship--Black and White, Protestant and Catholic--is not new. History repeatedly shows us that ministry, to be effective, must meet the needs of the entire worshiping community, not just one segment, age group, or class. Servanthood of Song provides a historical context for trends in contemporary worship in the United States and suggests that the current polemical divisions between advocates of contemporary and traditional, classically oriented church music are both unnecessary and counterproductive. It also draws from history to show that, to be the powerful component of worship it can be, music--whatever the genre--must be viewed as a ministry with training appropriate to that. Servanthood of Song provides a critical resource for anyone considering a career in either musical or pastoral ministries in the American church as well as all who care passionately about vital and authentic worship for the church of today.