Write a brief essay on the parlor song and its various song types
What will be an ideal response?
simple song; direct expression
primarily for amateurs (yet also performed by professionals outside of the parlor)
types of accompaniment:
piano
harmonium (or reed organ) also called melodian
guitar
sung in living rooms
middle-class families
cities and towns
types of songs:
Italian opera melodies with English words
Irish folk melodies
British Isles melodies
Scottish influence
Native-born American songs
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