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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788299703321

Autore

Charters Samuel <1929-2015, >

Titolo

Songs of sorrow : Lucy McKim Garrison and Slave songs of the United States / / Samuel Charters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, [Mississippi] : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4968-5210-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Collana

American Made Music Series

Disciplina

782.42162/96073

Soggetti

Ethnomusicologists - United States

Spirituals (Songs) - History and criticisim

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""SONGS OF SORROW""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. With Voices to Sing!""; ""2. Come Liberty!""; ""3. Schooling of a Different Nature""; ""4. Scattering the seed""; ""5. Beat! beat! drums!""; ""6. De Northmen, dey�s got massa now""; ""7. How little we knew!""; ""8. Poor Rosy, Poor Gal""; ""9. It is so hard""; ""10. A Simple Leaf""; ""11. I am no good at last words . . .""; ""12. The Making of Slave Songs of the United States""; ""13. Sweet, Wild Melodies""; ""14. Now do not disappoint us!""; ""15. My dear Luxie""

""16. Autumn Leaves""""Appendix A: Slave Songs of the United States: A Description and Commentary ""; ""Appendix B: “Poor Rosy, Poor Galâ€? and “Roll, Jordan Rollâ€? for Voice and Piano;  Collected and Arranged by Miss Lucy McKim, 1862 ""; ""Appendix C: Unsigned Reviews by Lucy McKim Garrison, Lucy McKim Garrison and Wendell Garrison, and Charlotte Forten ""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""