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Description
vii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and index.
Contents
The Chautauqua movement : an overview -- Chautauqua musicians -- Musical selection in Chautauqua -- Musical programming in Chautauqua -- Music defines Chautauqua as an educational and cultural institution -- Music defines Chautauqua as American -- Music in Chautauqua's decline.
Summary
"This study profiles several famous musicians and introduces the reader to lesser-known musical acts that traveled the chautauqua circuits. In addition, it explores music's role in defining the chautauqua movement as "high culture," legitimizing the movement in the eyes of community leaders and setting it apart from vaudeville and other competing amusements"-- Provided by publisher.