Sounds of the New Deal Helen Whittaker Boyle-Walker

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Ken Duncan has designed this book as a potential antidote the stress and pressure of living in our modern world

Drawing upon both research-informed theory and real-world examples

University of Abertay Dundee 'The publication of this book couldn't be more timely

Sounds of the New Deal Helen Whittaker Boyle-WalkerAt its peak the Federal Music Project (FMP) employed nearly 16,000 people who reached millions of Americans through performances, composing, teaching, and folksong collection and transcription. In ''Sounds of the New Deal,'' Peter Gough explores how the FMP's activities in the West shaped a new national appreciation for the diversity of American musical expression. From the onset, administrators and artists debated whether to represent highbrow,