| Slave Songs of the United States Contributor(s): Allen, William Francis (Author), Ware, Charles Pickard (Author), Garrison, Lucy McKim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806313498 ISBN-13: 9780806313498 Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry - History | African American |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.47 lbs) 180 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This extraordinary anthology of antebellum slave songs provides musical settings for 136 musical texts and variants, in the process devoting much commentary to the regional variations in black folk music, the social settings in which the songs were customarily performed, and the distinctiveness of the Negro singing style. |