Overview

The creation of the Confederate States of America and the subsequent Civil War inspired composers, lyricists, and music publishers in Southern and border states, and even in foreign countries, to support the new nation. Confederate-imprint sheet music articulated and encouraged Confederate nationalism, honoured soldiers and military leaders, comforted family and friends, and provided diversion from the hardships of war. This is the first comprehensive history of the sheet music of the Confederacy. It covers Confederate-themed sheet music published before the war in Southern states that seceded from the Union, and published during the war in Union-occupied capitals, border and Northern states, and foreign countries. It is also the first work to examine the contribution of post-war Confederate-themed sheet music to the South's response to defeat, to the creation and fostering of Lost Cause themes, and to the promotion of national reunion and reconciliation.

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Author:   Robert I. Curtis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476692616

ISBN 10:   1476692610
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 May 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Symbols Preface Introduction Part I. Secession and One. ­Pre-Secession Sheet Music Two. The Sheet Music Business in the Wartime South Three. Confederate Nationalism: States' Rights and National Symbols Four. Confederate Nationalism: Confederate Flags Five. Confederate Nationalism: National Anthems Six. War and Its Participants Seven. The Home Front: Living with the War Eight. Home and Family During the War Nine. Border States Ten. ­Federal-Occupied Southern Capitals and Northern Cities Between pages 286 and 287 are 16 color plates containing 16 photographs Part II. Postwar to 1898 and Foreign Countries Eleven. Resignation, Resistance, and Remembrance Twelve. The Lost Cause Thirteen. Reunion and Reconciliation Fourteen. Foreign Countries Appendix 1a: The Music Sheet Appendix 1b: ­Confederate-Imprint vs ­Confederate-Related Sheet Music Appendix 1c: Dating Sheet Music Appendix 1d: What Constitutes a Separate Listing? Appendix 2: Nineteenth Century Terminology for Songs and Instrumental Music Appendix 3: Sheet Music Recorded in Confederate Copyright Records Appendix 4: Differing Lyrics for Different Dixies (First Verse and Chorus only) Chapter Notes Bibliography General Index Name Index Titles Index

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Robert I. Curtis, professor emeritus of classics at the University of Georgia, lives in Hayden, Idaho.

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