WPA Federal Music Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/WPA_Federal_Music_Project
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:New_Deal_program
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Nikolai_Sokoloff
gptkbp:endDate 1939
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._federal_government
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableAction music research
commissioned new music
organized choirs
organized orchestras
preserved American folk music
music education for adults
music education for children
organized bands
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Henry_Cowell
gptkb:Charles_Seeger
gptkb:Ruth_Crawford_Seeger
gptkb:William_Grant_Still
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Federal_Project_Number_One
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
gptkbp:purpose music education
public concerts
employment for musicians
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Art_Project
gptkb:Federal_Theatre_Project
gptkb:Federal_Writers'_Project
gptkbp:startDate 1935
gptkbp:status defunct
gptkbp:successor WPA Music Program
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:California_Folk_Music_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WPA Federal Music Project