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Natalie Curtis Burlin : a life in native and African American music /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patterson, Michelle Wick, 1973-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Burlin, Natalie Curtis, > 1875-1921.
Indians of North America > Music > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Ethnomusicologists > United States > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An "atmosphere of culture and high purpose" : family influences in a changing America
  • "They don't know what bliss is!" : Curtis's musical adolescence
  • "I am full of plans" : Curtis discovers native Americans and their music
  • "The pencil in the hand of the Indian" : Curtis and the Indians' book
  • "The white friend" : Curtis and Indian reform
  • Folk songs of a "very musical race" : Curtis and African American music
  • "The spirit of the real America" : Curtis's search for an American identity.