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Author Hicks, Michael, 1956-

Title The Mormon Tabernacle Choir : a biography / Michael Hicks
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Music in American life
Music in American life.
Contents Books and angels -- Buildings and professors -- "My Tabernacle 'Mormon' Choir" -- The power of air -- From within the shadow -- A cultural necessity -- Soft sell -- The endless postlude
Summary The epic story of how an all-volunteer group founded by persecuted religious outcasts grew into a multimedia powerhouse synonymous with the mainstream and with Mormonism itself. Drawing on decades of work observing and researching the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Michael Hicks examines the personalities, decisions, and controversies that shaped 'America's choir'
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Mormon Tabernacle Choir -- History
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
MUSIC -- Lyrics.
MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Choral.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019718482
ISBN 9780252097065
0252097068