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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christina GierPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 0.381kg ISBN: 9781498516020ISBN 10: 1498516025 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 15 June 2018 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is a richly nuanced study of music in the First World War. The book examines the role and function of sheet music during wartime and the social and cultural impacts the consumption, performance and politics of these songs had on those that wrote, performed and distributed them. An absorbing read. -- Paul Watt, Monash University The first ever in-depth study of what Americans sang during World War I, Dr. Gier's book paints a vivid and exciting picture and provides a sophisticated explanation of the song repertoire and of the preoccupations of the US army's team of singing masters. Not to be missed. -- John Mullen, The University of Rouen, author of Popular Song in Britain in The First World War. Author InformationChristina Gier is associate professor of musicology at the University of Alberta Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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