When Colleges Sang : The Story of Singing in American College Life /

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This book is an illustrated history of the rich culture of college singing from the earliest days of the American republic to the early twenty-first century. Before fraternity songs, alma maters, and the rahs of college fight songs became commonplace, students sang. Students in the earliest American...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winstead, James Lloyd
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vocal groups.
Students' songs.
Singing.
Music in universities and colleges.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
Chant > États-Unis.
Groupes vocaux > États-Unis.
Students' songs > United States > History and criticism.
Music in universities and colleges > United States.
Singing > United States.
Vocal groups > United States.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • College Singing amid the Puritan Culture, 1636-1700
  • Sacred and Secular College Singing, 1700-1800
  • Singing in Student Organizations, 1800-1850
  • The First College Songbooks, 1850-1890
  • College Singing at the Turn of the Century, 1890-1910
  • Warring, Roaring, and Scoring, 1910-1930
  • Sounds of College Life, 1930-1950
  • Singing Traditions, 1950-Present
  • Epilogue : A Rich Early History of College Singing.

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