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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Product details

Authors	James A Davis, James A. Davis
Publisher	University of Nebraska Press
Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.07.2014
EAN	9780803245099
ISBN	978-0-8032-4509-9
No. of pages	360
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

Product details

• Authors: James A Davis, James A. Davis
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2014
• EAN: 9780803245099
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-4509-9
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous