Everyday Music |
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| Author:
| Govenar, Alan B.
Bowman, Paddy |
| Series title: | Texas Music Series, Sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60344-528-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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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. 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...
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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. 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.