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The Federal Music Project (FMP) was a part of the New Deal program Federal Project Number One provided by the U.S. federal government which employed musicians, conductors and composers during the Great Depression.
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Federal Music Project collection, 1935-1948
The prime objective of the Federal Music Project (1935-1939) and the subsequent WPA Music Program (1939-1943) was to give employment to professional musicians registered on the relief rolls. The project employed these musicians as instrumentalists, singers, concert performers, and teachers of music. The general purpose of the Music Project was ...
The U. S. federal government created the Federal Music Project (FMP) in July 1935 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Because it was a relief project, the Federal Music Project escaped much of the controversy that Congress and other sources aimed at many other New Deal programs.
The Special Reports sub-series contains six reports: summaries of the Federal Music Project in 1937 and the Music Program in 1940, statistical information on the number of individual projects, employment by state, and number of performances as well as participants and official sponsors.
Feb 15, 2018 · The following video provides a short introduction to the Federal Music Project, one of the many programs that was a part of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal".
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Pianist Leslie Amper's multimedia presentation about the Federal Music Project, part of the Works Progress Administration of the 1930's.
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Jan 1, 1995 · Learn about the Federal Music Project, a New Deal agency that employed musicians and promoted music education in Texas and nationwide. Find out how it influenced Texas musical culture, folk songs, and composers.
