Joseph Wilson and William D. Wilson, Sketches of the Higher Classes of Colored Society (Philadelphia, 1841), 59.
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Title
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Joseph Wilson and William D. Wilson, Sketches of the Higher Classes of Colored Society (Philadelphia, 1841), 59.
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Includes music itself or text of song
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no
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Identity of singers; solo/group
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free, upperclass
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Voice/instrument
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voice, instrument
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Space/room
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parlor
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activity
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social gathering
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Geographical location
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Excerpt
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The love of music is universal; it is cultivated to some extent, -vocal or instrumental, by all; so that it is almost impossible to enter a parlor where the ear of the visitor is not, in some sort or other, greeted therewith. It is consequently made a prominent part of the amusements on all occasions of social meeting together of friends.
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Context
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Wilson writes that music is always an integral part of social gatherings.