Music Along the Rapidan - Civil War Soldiers, Music, Community During Winter Quarters,

Klappentext James A. Davis is a professor of musicology at the School of Music at the State University of New York at Fredonia. He is the author of Bully for the Band! The Civil War Letters and Diary of Four Brothers in the 10th Vermont Infantry Band and his articles have been published in numerous journals including Journal of Military History! American Music! and Nineteenth Century Studies. Zusammenfassung In December 1863! Civil War soldiers took refuge from the dismal conditions of war and weather. This book examines the role of music in defining the social communities that emerged during this winter encampment.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Civil War Music and Community

1. Winter Quarters in Virginia, 1863–1864

2. Music and the Community of Soldiers

3. Music and the Military Community

4. Military Balls and the Officers’ Community

5. Soldiers, Music, and the Civilian Community

6. Music and the Religious Community

7. Brass Bands and the Intersection of Musical Communities

Conclusion: The Impact of Winter Quarters

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

James A. Davis is a professor of musicology at the School of Music at the State University of New York at Fredonia. He is the author of Bully for the Band! The Civil War Letters and Diary of Four Brothers in the 10th Vermont Infantry Band and his articles have been published in numerous journals including Journal of Military History, American Music, and Nineteenth Century Studies.

Produktdetails

Autoren	James A Davis, James A. Davis
Verlag	University of Nebraska Press
Sprache	Englisch
Produktform	Fester Einband
Erschienen	01.07.2014
EAN	9780803245099
ISBN	978-0-8032-4509-9
Seiten	360
Themen	Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Neuzeit bis 1918; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James A Davis, James A. Davis
• Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.07.2014
• EAN: 9780803245099
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-4509-9
• Seiten: 360
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Neuzeit bis 1918; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges