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Negro folk music, U.S.A.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3556 .C7
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Van Pelt - Class of 1979 Seminar Room (305) ML3556 .C7
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LIBRA ML3556 .C7
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Music.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Music--Discography.
- Genre:
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- x, 324 pages : illustrations, music. ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 1963.
- Summary:
- Discusses the essence and development of various forms of Negro folk music, both vocal and instrumental, including ballads, blues, spirituals, worksongs, Louisiana Creole songs, cries, dances, and game songs. Includes words and music for forty-three songs, and discographies.
- Notes:
- "The music" (melodies with words): p. [221]-287.
- Bibliography: pages [299]-301; Discography: pages [302]-308.
- OCLC:
- 480211
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