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The Voices That Are Gone: Themes in Nineteenth-Century American Popular Song
The Voices That Are Gone Themes in NineteenthCentury American Popular Song
Author: Jon W. Finson
In this unique and readable study, Jon Finson views the mores and values of nineteenth-century Americans as they appear in their popular songs. The author sets forth lyricists' and composers' notions of courtship, technology, death, African Americans, Native Americans, and European ethnicity by grouping songs topically and goes on to explore the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195057508
ISBN-10: 0195057503
Publication Date: 6/9/1994
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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