Music and the southern belle : from accomplished lady to Confederate composer /

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Author / Creator:Bailey, Candace, 1963-
Imprint:Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages) : illustrations, music
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11222449
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ISBN:9780809385577
0809385570
9780809329601
0809329603
0809329603
9780809329601
1280697709
9781280697708
9786613674661
6613674664
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:Candace Bailey's exploration of the intertwining worlds of music and gender shows how young southern women pushed the boundaries of respectability to leave their unique mark on a patriarchal society. Before 1861, a strictly defined code of behavior allowed a southern woman to identify herself as a "lady" through her accomplishments in music, drawing, and writing, among other factors. Music permeated the lives of southern women, and they learned appropriate participation through instruction at home and at female training institutions. A belle's primary venue was the parlor, whe.
Other form:Print version: Bailey, Candace, 1963- Music and the southern belle. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010
Standard no.:9780809329601