When colleges sang : the story of singing in American college life / J. Lloyd Winstead.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winstead, J. Lloyd, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vocal groups--United States.

Vocal groups.

Singing--United States.

Singing.

Music in universities and colleges--United States.

Music in universities and colleges.

Students' songs--United States--History and criticism.

Students' songs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When Colleges Sang is an illustrated history of the rich culture of college singing from the earliest days of the American republic to the present. Before fraternity songs, alma maters, and the rahs of college fight songs became commonplace, students sang. Students in the earliest American colleges created their own literary melodies that they shared with their classmates. As J. Lloyd Winstead documents in When Colleges Sang, college singing expanded in conjunction with the growth of the nation and the American higher education system. <DIV

Contents:

College singing amid the Puritan culture, 1636-1700

Sacred and secular college singing, 1700-1800

Singing in student organizations, 1800-1850

The first college songbooks, 1850-1890

College singing at the turn of the century, 1890-1910

Warring, roaring, and scoring, 1910-1930

Sounds of college life, 1930-1950

Singing traditions, 1950-present.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8665-3

OCLC:

851972517