Chorus and Community

Chorus and Community
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780252072840
ISBN-13 : 0252072847
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Book Synopsis Chorus and Community by : Karen Ahlquist

Download or read book Chorus and Community written by Karen Ahlquist and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at choruses not only as a source of music, but as organizations that come together for aesthetic, social, political, and religious purposes. This volume discusses groups, including an East African chorus; groups from 19th century England, Germany, and America; early twentieth-century Russian Menonites; Soviet workers' clubs; and more.


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