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Waltz the hall : the American play party /
What did young people do for diversion and socialization in communities that banned most dancing and considered the fiddle to be the devil's instrument? The American play party was the fundamentalist's answer. Here the singing was a cappella, the dancers followed prescribed steps, and arm...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
©2005.
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| Colección: | American made music series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What did young people do for diversion and socialization in communities that banned most dancing and considered the fiddle to be the devil's instrument? The American play party was the fundamentalist's answer. Here the singing was a cappella, the dancers followed prescribed steps, and arm and elbow swings would be the only touching. 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 pa. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 238 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-229) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781617030789 1617030783 |