Music in rural New England family and community life, 1870-1940
By: Jennifer C. Post
Edition: 1st ed
Series: Revisiting New England
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Durham : University of New Hamshire Press; Hanover
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Music -- New England -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Music -- New England -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Community music -- New England -- History and criticism; Music -- Social aspects -- New England; Music -- Religious aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-306) and index

Compact disc accompanying this book is shelved in the Music Listening Center
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the geographic and social landscape; title: The musical landscape : singing traditions; title: Religious singing; title: The musical landscape : social dance music; title: The social landscape : gendered spaces; title: Family song traditions : the Pierce-Spaulding family of North Shrewsbury, Vermont; title: Reconstructing community traditions; title: Conclusion : landscape and memory