Sounds of the New Deal : The Federal Music Project in the West /

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At its peak the Federal Music Project (FMP) employed nearly 16,000 people who reached millions of Americans through performances, composing, teaching, and folksong collection and transcription. In 'Sounds of the New Deal', Peter Gough explores how the FMP's activities in the West shap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gough, Peter, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Federal Music Project (U.S.)
Music > Social aspects.
Music and state.
Government aid to music.
New Deal, 1933-1939
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
MUSIC > Reference.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
New Deal.
Musique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Musique > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Aide de l'État à la musique > États-Unis.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Music and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Music > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Government aid to music > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Musicians have to eat, too!" : the New Deal and the FMP
  • "Out where the West begins" : Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada
  • Innovation, participation, and "a horrible musical stew" : California
  • "Spit, baling wire, mirrors" and the WPA : Colorado, Utah, Oregon, and Washington
  • "No one sings as convincingly as the darkies do" : song and diversity
  • "Ballad for americans" : the music of the popular front
  • "The folk of the nation" : no horses need apply
  • Conclusion : "The varied carols we hear."

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