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Sweet Songs for Gentle Americans: The Parlor Song in America, 1790-1860
Sweet Songs for Gentle Americans The Parlor Song in America 17901860
Author: Nicholas E. Tawa
Popular parlor songs were the main form of secular musical entertainment in the early years of the United States. Tawa analyzes period sources to reveal much about this music that is little-known today: what songs were popular, their authors and audiences, their themes, and their performance settings.
ISBN-13: 9780879721305
ISBN-10: 0879721308
Publication Date: 1/1/1980
Pages: 273
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Publisher: Popular Press 1
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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