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Piano As A Morale Booster | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Piano As A Morale Booster | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Dr. Thompson outlines the importance of Confederate music publishers, and how they played a crucial role in distributing music throughout the South. He then discusses the different styles of music...

Piano Music During The Civil War Era (Full Version)

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Piano Music During The Civil War Era (Full Version)

Episode 8

The American Civil War shaped every aspect of life in the South, including music. Along with songs and military band music published in the South during the war, a considerable repertoire of solo...

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Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins | Walter Edgar's Journal

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In this first segment on Civil War piano music, Dr. David B. Thompson briefly discusses the life of African American composer Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins, and plays one of his works.

South Carolina Publishers And Composers | Walter Edgar's Journal

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South Carolina Publishers And Composers | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Dr. Thompson details South Carolinian composers and publishers during the Civil War. One such composer was from Columbia: Lizzie C. Orchard, and Dr. Thompson plays an excerpt from “Major General Wade...

Arrangements On Classic Civil War Songs | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Arrangements On Classic Civil War Songs | Walter Edgar's Journal

Episode 6

Dr. Thompson goes into how many composers during the Civil War would write variations on classic songs during the period. He plays several examples of arrangements of “The Bonnie Blue Flag,” and...