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The 1870s saw the expansion of the British Music Hall genre. Those who wrote music began more than ever to write them for live performances. It was an era of light music. The well-known composer G. H. MacDermott was known for his dedication to themes which were not appropriate at the time which led many to ban his work.
Weihnachtslieder (Christmas Songs), Op. 8, is a song cycle of six lieder related to Christmas by Peter Cornelius, who set his own poems for voice and piano between 1856 and 1870. [1] [2] The full title is: Weihnachtslieder : ein Cyklus für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung : Op. 8 / Text und Musik von Peter Cornelius. Cornelius ...
Santa Claus distributes gifts to Union troops in Nast's first Santa Claus cartoon, (1863). The process of Christmas becoming a national holiday in the U.S. began when Representative Burton Chauncey Cook of Illinois introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress after the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865).
Wassailing is the background practice against which an English carol such as "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" can be made sense of. [12] The carol lies in the English tradition where wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carol singers on Christmas Eve such as 'figgy puddings'. [13]
Yule logs. Crackling fireplaces are common themes in Christmas imagery. The symbolism of the roaring fire traces back to the yule log ritual, which originated from a pagan practice predating ...
The Board of Music Trade of the United States, a trade cartel, is formed by the twenty-five biggest music publishing companies in the country, [50] instituting price controls on sheet music for European classical music, which will remain in place until 1885. [51] The Board will also fight music teachers, who sell sheet music to their students. [52]
The author describes the origins of Christmas festivities and its development over time, focusing on its cuisine, hospitality, and holiday music, all based on the contributions of multiple cultural traditions, culminating in the eventual modernisation and commercialisation of the holiday in the 19th and 20th centuries. Critics praised the book ...
Question: What Christmas movie is about a train that takes kids to the North Pole on Christmas Eve? Answer: "The Polar Express." Question: In the song, “The 12 Days of Christmas,” how many ...