| Slave Songs of the United States Contributor(s): Ware, Charles Pickard (Author), Garrison, Lucy McKim (Author), Allen, William Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515261573 ISBN-13: 9781515261575 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - Music - History | African American |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.02 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The musical capacity of the negro race has been recognized for so many years that it is hard to explain why no systematic effort has hitherto been made to collect and preserve their melodies. More than thirty years ago those plantation songs made their appearance which were so extraordinarily popular for a while; and if "Coal-black Rose," "Zip Coon" and "Ole Virginny nebber tire" have been succeeded by spurious imitations, manufactured to suit the somewhat sentimental taste of our community, the fact that these were called "negro melodies" was itself a tribute to the musical genius of the race |