Waltz the Hall : The American Play Party /

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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Spurgeon, Alan L.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2005.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Geschichte 1830-1950.
Volksmusik
Ländlicher Raum
Singing games.
Play-party.
Games with music.
Folk songs, English.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Folk & Traditional.
GAMES > Travel Games.
GAMES > Reference.
Jeux avec musique > Histoire et critique.
Jeux chantes.
Games with music > History and criticism.
Folk songs, English > United States > History and criticism.
USA.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • An overview of the traditional play party gathering
  • Play parties in the African American community
  • The play party songs and their movements
  • The prohibition against dancing
  • Origins of the play party
  • Previous research on play parties
  • The demise of the play party.

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