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What is parlor or salon music?
Parlour music is a type of popular music which, as the name suggests, is intended to be performed in the parlours of houses, usually by amateur singers and pianists.
What makes a parlor song?
Parlor music repertoire frequently included sentimental songs about romantic and maternal love, odes and tributes to historical figures and leaders of the day, and patriotic songs. Following the Civil War, parlor organs, also known as reed organs and cabinet organs, became particularly popular in American homes.
What is American parlor song?
parlor song:
Popular form of American music in the nineteenth century. Parlor songs had simple piano accompaniment and were meant to be performed at home in the parlor.
