Antedating of "Barbershop" (Music)

[Dan Goncharoff]

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
SUNDAY , APRIL 17 , 1898.

"...the more ambitious efforts displayed
In the "Operatic Kaleidoscope" were on the
whole less successful than some of the
"coon" songs and "barber-shop" chords."


DanG


On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>wrote:

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> barber-shop (OED, 2.b., 1910)
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> 1900 _Indianapolis Freeman_ 8 Dec. in _American Music_ (1992) 10: 289-326
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> A noticeable advancement along the lines of the profession is the passing
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> f the barber shop quartette with its barber shop harmony.
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> Fred Shapiro
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