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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charters, Samuel, 1929-2015, author.

Series:

American made music series.

American Made Music Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnomusicologists--United States--Biography.

Ethnomusicologists.

Spirituals (Songs)--History and criticisim.

Spirituals (Songs).

Slave songs of the United States.

Garrison, Lucy McKim, 1842-1877.

Garrison, Lucy McKim.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

The untold story behind the creation of the classic songbook Slave Songs of the United States.

Contents:

""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 Gal� and “Roll, Jordan Roll� 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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4968-5210-9

OCLC:

892305014