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The Singing Farm Women of Rural Indiana 1934-2009: A Depression Era Program of the U. S. Department of Agriculture

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The Singing Farm Women of Rural Indiana 1934-2009: A Depression Era Program of the U. S. Department of Agriculture

Linda L. Pohly, April C. Mason, "The Singing Farm Women of Rural Indiana 1934-2009: A Depression Era Program of the U. S. Department of Agriculture"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0773430512 | PDF | pages: 453 | 17.0 mb

The Indiana Extension Chorus program began in the 1930s, but this influential phenomenon remained obscure for decades. As this study reveals, the program provided rural women with musical training and opportunities to sing in a county chorus. The repertoire included arrangements of folk and patriotic songs, light classical works, and popular renditions.