Sounds of the New Deal : the Federal Music Project in the West / Peter Gough ; foreword by Peggy Seeger.
| Author/creator |
Gough, Peter, 1960- |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana, Chicago : University of Illinois Press, [ 2015] |
| Description | xvi, 259 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Music in American life Music in American life. ^A223005 |
| Contents | "Musicians have to eat, too!" : the New Deal and the FMP -- "Out where the West begins" : Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada -- Innovation, participation, and "a horrible musical stew" : California -- "Spit, baling wire, mirrors" and the WPA : Colorado, Utah, Oregon, and Washington -- "No one sings as convincingly as the darkies do" : song and diversity -- "Ballad for americans" : the music of the popular front -- "The folk of the nation" : no horses need apply -- Conclusion : "The varied carols we hear". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014033612 |
| ISBN | 9780252039041 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0252039041 hardback alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic bk. |
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