10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALLITHUMPIAN»
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One Day for Democracy: Independence Day and the ...
Across the country, until the early nineteenth century, callithumpian processions
were popular with urban working-class groups on public holidays, especially the
Fourth of July. Emphasizing revelry, debauchery, and disguise, callithumpian ...
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The Road to Mobocracy: Popular Disorder in New York City, ...
By the 1820s a special youth cult dominated the New Year's proceedings, calling
themselves the Callithumpian Band. These New Year's revelers borrowed their
distinctive name from English traditions. The word Callithumpian was thought to ...
Have I ever made any complaint, Callithumpian?" said the young wife, looking in
a wistful, melancholy way out of the window. " You have not, Elfleda," returned
Callithumpian. " If you would only say what it is I would see if I couldn't fix the
thing ...
4
Keepers of the Revolution: New Yorkers at Work in the Early ...
Keepers of the Revolution "Instruments of Deafening and Discordant Sound"
New York's Youths Form the Callithumpian Procession The American Revolution
entailed an attack on patriarchy that released young people from close
supervision ...
Paul A. Gilje, Howard B. Rock, 1992
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Demons of Disorder: Early Blackface Minstrels and Their World
See Gilje 1987: 257-60 for more descriptions of callithumpian bands; also S. G.
Davis 1988: 103-9. The origin of the term callithumpian is problematic. Gilje 1987
: 254 traces it to a compound of the Greek word for "beautiful," kalli, with the ...
6
The Clothier and Furnisher
I did, Callithumpian. 1 made it with my own hands as a present for you. It's a
dressing gown." Mr. Magruder held the present at arm's length and contemplated
it with silent awe, as the Chicago Tribune novel writer stood by. In the six months
of ...
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White People Do Not Know how to Behave at Entertainments ...
Therefore, with Afro-New Yorkers commemorating the end of the slave trade in
the daylight hours and working-class Euro-New Yorkers assembling
Callithumpian Bands for their evening revels, it comes as no surprise that New
Year's Day was ...
Marvin Edward McAllister, 2003
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Americanisms--old & New
In days gone by the callithumpians, or the callithumpian band were part and
parcel of a noisy festival on New Year's Eve, when parties of men and women
perambulated the streets, making the night hideous with discordant sounds.
John Stephen Farmer, 1889
A mild oath. callithumpian band,n. phr. A noisy crowd playing on tin horns and
pans which serenaded a newly married couple. Auburn. callithumpian serenade,
n. phr. A serenade by a callithumpian band. It was often a token of disapproval.
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Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Words to Make You Sound Intelligent
—Kelly Miller, History of the World War for Human Rights, 1919 A callithumpian is
also known as a charivari, which “were ... persons, and are still occasionally
heard in the United States, where they are also known as callithumpian concerts.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALLITHUMPIAN»
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Steiger's violin, riffing among its own echoes, at SICPP
Here and throughout the night, the members of the Callithumpian Consort, under Stephen Drury's direction, proved expert and unflappable ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
At SICPP, modernism in moderation on Monday
The Callithumpian Consort. Presented by the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice 2015; Stephen Drury, artistic director. «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
Opera maverick Beth Morrison mounts new shows with Gardner
Other Stir performances include the Callithumpian Consort (Oct. 1) and the Gardner's resident chamber orchestra, A Far Cry (Nov. 5). Tickets for ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
Callithumpians Voice Algae and Get Lost
Much music has been composed about lakes and plants, but Chaya's Algae would have to be the first audible algoid. The Callithumpian ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
The ticket: Pop music
In a concert presented during the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice at NEC, the Callithumpian Consort offered ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
The Ticket: Classical Music
In a concert presented during the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice at NEC, the Callithumpian Consort offered ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
Callithumpian Consort to Perform Composer Alvin Lucier's 'Hanover'
This week, the giant of American experimental music will visit the Rollins Chapel at his father's alma mater, where the acclaimed Callithumpian ... «Seven Days, Apr 15»
Entertainment Highlights: Northern New England Repertory …
The Callithumpian Consort completes its residency with Dartmouth's Music Department tonight by performing works of composer Alvin Lucier at ... «Valley News, Apr 15»
Ronald Stevenson, 'Piano Music, Volume One: A Celtic Album'
In Jordan Hall, the Callithumpian Consort performed works by Rand ... at NEC, the Callithumpian Consort offered conversational modernism. «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
The Callithumpian Consort Returns To Chattanooga With Music For …
On stage will be the Callithumpian Consort, featuring pianists Stephen Drury and Yukiko Tagaki, and percussionists Stuart Gerber and Scott ... «The Chattanoogan, Mar 15»
