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Composing Civic Harmony Between Declaration & Inauguration

Caroline Koons examined songs printed as broadsides from 1776 to 1783 she found in the Library and walked through what it meant to be American based on these early documents. Koons argued that during this formative period in American identity -- between the Declaration of Independence and the inauguration of George Washington -- songs were a uniquely entertaining and educational resource through which to work out what it meant to be American. Broadsides, in particular, were a medium of the masses that presented a different perspective of American history than historians typically focus on. Songs such as "Yankee Doodle," "Hail, Columbia" and "A New Song to the Tune of the Grenadiers" not only distanced Americans from a British colonial identity, but also considered what might be uniquely American post-war. -  Caroline Koons is a doctoral candidate and fellow at the Center for Democratic Deliberation through the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on intersections of ancient Greek rhetoric, sonic rhetoric and American public address. Her dissertation, tentatively titled "Composing American Harmony," examines harmony as a civic and musical concept through American history. For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-8770