Item Detail
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Crew, Danny O.
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Suffragist sheet music : an illustrated catalog of published music associated with the women's rights and suffrage movement in America, 1795-1921, with complete lyrics
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Book
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Jefferson, N.C.
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c2002
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McFarland
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ix, 404 p. : ill., music ; 26 cm.
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English
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0786412984 (softcover : alk. paper)
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Women--Suffrage--United States--Songs and music--Texts.
Women's rights--United States--Songs and music--Bibliography. -
Suffrage; Suffragist Music; Sheet Music; Published Music; United States
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ML 128 .W7 C73 2002
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Crew, Danny O. Suffragist Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalog of Published Music Associated with the Women's Rights and Suffragist Movement in America, 1795-1921, with Complete Lyrics. Foreword by Coline Jenkins-Sahlin. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: MacFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2002.
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This illustrated catalog is directed toward the general reader and researcher of the women's rights movement in the United States. It is particularly helpful for specific location and identification of songs related to the movement.
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The criteria for exclusion as stated by the compiler are these: general music about women, sentimental love songs, and songs related to traditional roles and stereotypes. Songs documented in this reference include early music of a rebellious nature, those from women's rights conventions, and pro and women's rights and suffragist pieces.
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The reference contains a Foreword, Preface, Key to Symbols and Abbreviations, the Catalog of Sheet Music (370 pages), Bibliography, Publisher Index, Title Index, Composer Index, and Subject Index. Each entry in the main body of the catalog is issued a Suffrage Identification Number, including a number indicating the sequence of publication in the given year. The entries list title, genre, publication information, copyright information, and source information such as size, binding, and color of the original publication. Variations of songs are also cataloged.
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The reference provides multiple points of access, clearly titled and organized. Entires include grayscale facsimiles of the cover of the publication, and occasionally of the sheet music itself.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3001