Singing the New Nation
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811702286 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. E. Lawrence Abel is a professor of psychology at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He has published more than 30 articles in magazines such as Americas Civil War, Yankee, and American History Illustrated and 34 books on a wide variety of historical topics
About the Author E. He has published more than 30 articles in magazines such as Americas Civil War, Yankee, and American History Illustrated and 34 books on a wide variety of historical topics. Lawrence Abel is a professor of psychology at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
"Singing the New Nation" according to A Customer. This is a study of music and songwriting in the Confederacy.Abel sees nationalism as consciously spearheaded from above, a "goal" aimed at by the higher classes and imposed upon the hoi polloi (sic). Though some of the more propagandistic songs may certainly reflect such a deliberate effort, it's noteworthy that this view of Confederate nationalism contradicts the analyses of scholars such as McPherson and Gallagher.Abel's discussion of field calls is useful. "singing the new nation" according to E. Lawrence Abel. I wrote this book to show how Confederate music during the war reveals the social history of the South during the war. The book is not a bibliogrpahy of sheet music nor simply a collection of lyrics. Instead, it uses the lyrics and covers from various pieces of sheet music to illustrate what Southerns believed they were fighting for and the feelings they had about their families, homes and their fate. These songs bound Southerners from different classes and . "Answered many questions" according to Fred Muse. A composer, I have been arranging a group of the popular songs of Lincoln's day for violin and piano, and was interested in learning more about the songs, the men who wrote them, and the reasons for their popularity.This book is supposed to tell how music shaped the Confederacy, but I found it a wonderful source of information about the songs of the Civil War, whether they were songs I considered to be mainly Confederate songs or whether I thought of them as
Included are many never-before-told histories of patriotic anthems, sentimental songs, operas, and minstrel shows.. From the recruiting songs that celebrated early war efforts to the "lost cause" songs of the Confederacy's last days, this new study chronicles how soldiers and civilians coped with war through their music. 10 b/w illustrations,6 x 9 Comprehensive list of sheet music published in the South during the war Covers all of the known bands of the Confederate army Confederate music extended far beyond "Dixie" and "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and in fact played a significant role throughout the Civil War