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ERIC Number: EJ628599
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Purpose Statements and Song Categories of Selected Community Songbooks.
Hair, Harriet I.
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, n141 p54-58 Sum 1999
Examines (1) the purpose statements and the contents of six selected songbooks for community singing published from 1913 to 1996 and (2) songs listed by E. D. Hirsch in "Cultural Literacy" and "The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy." Indicates that the idea of a common core of song repertoire that represents our heritage should be reexamined. (CMK)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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