| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 321 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Civil War America
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Civil War America (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Music was everywhere during the Civil War. Tunes could be heard ringing out from parlour 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, this book analyses 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Music and the war.
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Patriotic music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Patriotic music. |
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United States. |
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Music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Music -- Social aspects. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McWhirter, Christian. Battle hymns. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2012 9780807835500 (DLC) 2011036320 (OCoLC)748812934 |
| ISBN |
0807882623 (electronic book) |
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9780807882627 (electronic book) |
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9781469601861 (electronic book) |
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1469601869 (electronic book) |
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9780807835500 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0807835501 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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