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Slave Songs of the United States

Slave Songs of the United States

Allen, William Francis

Paperback

19th Century United States HistoryBlack American StudiesWorld Music

ISBN10: 1616403063
ISBN13: 9781616403065
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Published: Jun 1 2010
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.39 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
It is... already becoming difficult to obtain these songs, editor WILLIAM FRANCIS ALLEN (1830-1889) wrote in the Introduction to the 1867 first edition of this extraordinary collection of negro spirituals. With his fellow American abolitionists LUCY MCKIM GARRISON (1842-1877) and CHARLES PICKARD WARE (1849-1921), Allen gathered songs from the post-slavery communities of Port Royal, South Carolina, to create this first published collection of African-American music. Among the 136 songs, included are: Roll, Jordan, roll Blow your trumpet, Gabriel The Lonesome Valley There's a meeting here to-night Hunting for the Lord Rain fall and wet Becca Lawton Jesus on the Waterside Build a house in Paradise and many others. A landmark work of music history, this is an essential text for anyone interested in American folk music.

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