CSPAN3 Founding Era Music And Politics January 30, 2016
State of deplorable barbarism. It was used to rally support, but what americans used music to rally support for very considerably. Or it could also energize scorn. These songs were easily learned byear. By ear. Songs also served as a kind of shorthand because the melodies were easily recognized, a couple measures could evoke a whole set of political debate. Also, songs could be performed collectively, quite a different experience from listening to a speech. And through various modes, songs could evoke different kinds of emotion. For all of these reasons, the chief medical factions of today had...