Everyday Music : Exploring Sounds and Cultures /

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Native American drumming and chant; Czech and German polka; country fiddling; African American spirituals, blues and jazz; cowboy songs; Mexican corridos; zydeco; and the sounds of a Cambodian New Year's celebration - all are part of the amazing cultural patchwork of traditional music in Texas....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Govenar, Alan B., 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manners and customs.
Folk musicians.
Folk music.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Folk & Traditional.
MUSIC > Ethnic.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Musiciens traditionnels > Texas > Entretiens.
Musiciens traditionnels > Texas > Biographies.
Musique folklorique > Texas > Histoire et critique.
Folk musicians > Texas > Interviews.
Folk musicians > Texas > Biography.
Folk music > Texas > History and criticism.
Texas.
Texas > Biographies.
Texas > Moeurs et coutumes > 21e siecle.
Texas > Moeurs et coutumes > 20e siecle.
Texas > Biography.
Texas > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Texas > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Interviews.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Native American drumming and chant; Czech and German polka; country fiddling; African American spirituals, blues and jazz; cowboy songs; Mexican corridos; zydeco; and the sounds of a Cambodian New Year's celebration - all are part of the amazing cultural patchwork of traditional music in Texas. In Everyday Music, author and researcher Alan Govenar brings readers face-to-face with the stories and memories of people who are as varied as the traditions they carry on. From 1983 to 1988, Alan Govenar traveled more than 35,000 miles around Texas, interviewing, recording,
Physical Description:1 online resource (148 pages): illustrations.
ISBN:9781603447560

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