A pleasant change from politics : the musical culture of the British labour movement, 1918-1939
The history of the inter-war labour movement in Britain had an endless, eclectic musical accompaniment. There were sentimental and comic ballads at social events, socialist hymns at meetings and services, massed choirs and full orchestras, soloists with voice and with instruments, dance bands, jazz...
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University of Warwick
2000
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