Popular Song in the First World War An International Perspective |
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| Editor:
| Mullen, John |
| Series title: | Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-351-06866-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $54.95USD $190.00USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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For the first time, song repertoires and musical industries from countries on both sides in the Great War as well as from neutral countries are analysed in one exciting volume. Experts from around the world bring to life the entertainment of a century ago, to show the role it played. The reader will meet the penniless lyricist, the theatre chain owner, the cross-dressing singer, fado composer, stage Scotsman or rhyming soldier, in this fascinating exploration of showbiz before the...
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For the first time, song repertoires and musical industries from countries on both sides in the Great War as well as from neutral countries are analysed in one exciting volume. Experts from around the world bring to life the entertainment of a century ago, to show the role it played. The reader will meet the penniless lyricist, the theatre chain owner, the cross-dressing singer, fado composer, stage Scotsman or rhyming soldier, in this fascinating exploration of showbiz before the generalization of the gramophone. This work, accompanied by many links to online recordings, will allow the reader to glimpse the complex role of popular song in people's lives in a period of total war.