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Slave Songs of the United States (Folklore Classics)
William Francis Allen
Slave Songs of the United States (Folklore Classics)
William Francis Allen
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.
180 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 31, 1992 |
ISBN13 | 9780806313498 |
Publishers | Genealogical Publishing Company |
Pages | 180 |
Dimensions | 216 × 139 × 15 mm · 228 g |
Language | English |
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