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Battle hymns [[electronic resource] ] : the power and popularity of music in the Civil War / / Christian McWhirter



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Autore: McWhirter Christian Visualizza persona
Titolo: Battle hymns [[electronic resource] ] : the power and popularity of music in the Civil War / / Christian McWhirter Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
Disciplina: 781.640973/09034
Soggetto topico: Patriotic music - United States - History and criticism
Music - Social aspects - United States - History - 19th century
Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Music and the war
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Part of everyone's meat and drink : popular music and the Civil War -- John Browns and battle cries : the patriotic songs of the union -- Gay deceibers and bonnie blue flags : the anthems of the Confederacy -- Words were as weapons : music on the home front -- A wonderful and inspiring influence : music in the armies -- The choked voice of a race, at last unloosed : African Americans and Civil War music -- Fresh strains for fresh developments : the end of the war and its music -- Veterans, memorialists, and the King : the revival and legacy of Civil War music.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 publ
Titolo autorizzato: Battle hymns  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 979-88-908423-9-8
1-4696-0186-9
0-8078-8262-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790199903321
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Serie: Civil War America.