High-Minded And Low-Down: Music in the Lives of Americans, 1800-1861
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ISBN: 1555534422 / Publisher: Northeastern University Press, March 2000
Musicologist Tawna presents a portrait of how various strata of Americans encountered, performed, an...
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Musicologist Tawna presents a portrait of how various strata of Americans encountered, performed, and enjoyed music from the dawn of the 19th century to the Civil War. Relying on letters, memoirs, interviews, and other primary sources, he explores settings from the opera house to the saloon and discusses how economic class, educational background, geographic distribution, and other factors helped steer the way Americans experienced musical performance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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