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010 a| 2004019790;

020 a| 1578067421 (cloth : alk. paper);

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050 00 a| ML3551b| .S68 2005;

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100 1 a| Spurgeon, Alan L.=| ^A594494;

245 10 a| Waltz the hall :b| The American play party /c| Alan L. Spurgeon.;

300 a| vii, 238 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| American made music series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-229) and indexes.;

505 0 a| An overview of the traditional play party gathering -- Play parties in the African American community -- The play party songs and their movements -- The prohibition against dancing -- Origins of the play party -- Previous research on play parties -- The demise of the play party.;

520 a| The play party was a popular form of American folk entertainment that included songs, dances, and sometimes games. Though based upon European and English antecedents, play parties were truly an American phenomenon, first mentioned in print in 1837. The last play parties were performed in the 1950s. Though documented in rural and frontier areas throughout the United States, they seem to have been most popular and lasted the longest in the rural South and Midwest. "Skip to My Lou" and "Pig in a Parlor" are still sung today but without the movements and games. This is the first book since the 1930s to study this important and little-remembered phenomenon of American folk culture. The author interviewed a large number of older Americans, both black and white, who performed play parties as young adults. A songbook of ninety musical examples and lyrics completes the picture of this vanished tradition.;

650 0 a| Play-party.=| ^A85944;

650 0 a| Folk songs, Englishz| United Statesx| History and criticism.=| ^A154938;

650 0 a| Games with musicx| History and criticism.=| ^A32104;

650 0 a| Singing games.=| ^A31596;

830 0 a| American made music series.=| ^A386424;

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Waltz the hall : The American play party / Alan L. Spurgeon.

Author/creator	Spurgeon, Alan L.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2005.
Description	vii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Play-party. Folk songs, English--United States. --History and criticism. Games with music--History and criticism. Singing games.

Series	American made music series American made music series. ^A386424
Contents	An overview of the traditional play party gathering -- Play parties in the African American community -- The play party songs and their movements -- The prohibition against dancing -- Origins of the play party -- Previous research on play parties -- The demise of the play party.
Abstract	The play party was a popular form of American folk entertainment that included songs, dances, and sometimes games. Though based upon European and English antecedents, play parties were truly an American phenomenon, first mentioned in print in 1837. The last play parties were performed in the 1950s. Though documented in rural and frontier areas throughout the United States, they seem to have been most popular and lasted the longest in the rural South and Midwest. "Skip to My Lou" and "Pig in a Parlor" are still sung today but without the movements and games. This is the first book since the 1930s to study this important and little-remembered phenomenon of American folk culture. The author interviewed a large number of older Americans, both black and white, who performed play parties as young adults. A songbook of ninety musical examples and lyrics completes the picture of this vanished tradition.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-229) and indexes.
LCCN	2004019790
ISBN	1578067421 (cloth : alk. paper)

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