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| | American Popular Song: A Brief History |
 | | Work songs, hymns, love songs, dance tunes, humorous songs, and parodiessuch songs provide a record of American history, serving both as historical sources and also as subjects of historical investigation. |
 | | American song in the second half of the nineteenth century underwent a tremendous commercial expansion, which extended into the twentieth century and indeed has not abated today. |
 | | This commercial expansion meant that more songs were composed, performed, produced, and consumed in the United States, as well as exported to, and received from, the rest of the world. |
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