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Poems and Songs Celebrating
America, by Ann Braybrooks.
192 pages, 5x8", softbound book. A tribute to the ideals and
accomplishments of American history, this anthology features inspiring verse by
Carl Sandburg, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Phillis Wheatley, Katharine Lee
Bates, John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and other noteworthy
writers. Contents include Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride," "Concord Hymn" by Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Carl Sandburg's "Chicago," Oliver Wendell Holmes's "Old Ironsides," and
"Liberty Tree" by Thomas Paine. Additional poems and songs include John
Greenleaf Whittier's "The Poor Voter on Election Day," Francis Scott Key's "The
Star-Spangled Banner," "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe, Emma
Lazarus's "New Colossus," and Myra Sklarew's "Monuments."
ADD2388-$5.00
American Ballads and Folk Songs, by John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax.
Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug,
Alabama-Bound, Ten Thousand Miles from Home, Shack Bully Holler, Black Betty,
The Hammer Song, Bad Man Ballad, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Bear in
the Hill, Shortenin' Bread, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more. ADD705-$21.00
My First Book of American Folk Songs: 25
Favorite Pieces in Easy Piano Arrangements, by Bergerac. 8.25x11", 48 pages,
softbound book. Expert settings of 26 American folk classics by a well-known
composer and arranger for young pianists. Includes Amazing Grace, Aura Lee, Blue
Tail Fly, The Gift to Be Simple, Go Down Moses, Pop Goes the Weasel, Shortnin'
Bread, and Sweet Betsy from Pike. ADD663-$5.00
American Folk Tales and
Songs, by Richard Chase, 1956. 5 3/8 x 8 1/2"
softbound, 240 pages. Full of lively stories, jokes, and games for
performance, the book also includes 40 songs with melody and guitar chords.
Written by the outstanding practicing folk performer. Includes 44 illustrations.
ADD661-$10.00
American
Negro Songs: 230 Folk Songs and Spirituals,
Religious and Secular, by John W. Work. This historical and critical survey
discusses the lyric significance of such songs as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,"
"Steal Away to Jesus," and others. In addition, the words and music for 230
songs appear, including "You May Bury Me in the East," "Rock of Ages," "Go Tell
It on the Mountain," and many more. ADD704-$13.00
The American Song Treasury: 160 Favorites, by Theodore Raph. 8.25x11", softbound book, 416 pages. Sing along favorites with easy piano arrangements, guitar chords and complete lyrics. ADD861-$22.00
Ave Maria and Other Great Sacred Solos: 41 Songs for Voice
and Keyboard, Rollin Smith. 176 pages, 9x12”, softbound
book. The most popular religious songs of the past 250
years. Two versions of "Ave Maria" are featured as are "O
Holy Night," Fauré's "Pie Jesu" (from his Requiem), Mozart's
"Ave Verum Corpus," Sullivan's "The Lost Chord," and many
other favorites. Attractive vocal accompaniment is provided
for either organ manuals or piano
ADD2107-$17.00
Favorite Christmas Carols, edited by Charles J. F. Cofone. 8.25x11", softbound book, 80 pages. ADD862-$8.00
Christmas Carols: Complete Verses, edited by Shane Weller. 8.25x11", softbound book, 64 pages. ADD863-$2.50
Christmas
Carols: 44 Favorites with Easy Piano Arrangements,
by Frank Edwin Peat, Fern Bisel Peat. 80 pages, 8.5x11”,
softbound book. This richly illustrated volume contains
lyrics and simple piano scores for forty-four classic
Christmas standards including "Silent Night," "O Little Town
of Bethlehem," "Joy to the World," "Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing," "O Holy Night," and many more. It also features the
story of the Nativity as related in the gospels of Luke and
Matthew. This nostalgic volume is a facsimile of a 1937
edition. It features a sturdy, lay-flat binding that will
endure years of use and enjoyment. A lovely gift book, it is
certain to become a cherished family keepsake. Reprint of
the Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio, 1937 edition.
ADD2106-$10.00
My First Book of Christmas Songs: 20 Favorite
Songs in Easy Piano Arrangements, by Bergerac. 8.25x11", 48 pages, softbound
book. Beginning pianists will love playing these beloved favorites in musically
attractive, easy arrangements: Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Joy to the World,
Silent Night, Away in a Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, O Little Town of
Bethlehem, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, 12 more. Includes illustrations. ADD665-$6.00
Songs of the
Civil War, by Irwin Silbert. 8 3/8 x 11, 400 pages, softbound book. Collection of 125
songs includes a historical introduction, illustrations, scores for easy piano,
guitar chords, plus all the verses: The Battle Cry of Freedom (Rallying Song),
The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Marching Song of the First Arkansas (Negro)
Regiment, Dixie, Old Abe Lincoln Came Out of the Wilderness, Goober Peas. ADD658-$20.00
The Civil War
Songbook, selected by Richard
Crawford, 1977. 9x12", softbound book, 160 pages, lyrics and sheet music -
37 songs includes: The Battle Cry of Freedom, When Johnny Comes Marching
Home, Battle Hymn of the Republic.
ADD839-$12.00
My First Book of Cowboy Songs, by Dolly M.
Moon. 8.25x11", 46 pages, softbound book. Twenty-one perennial favorites
arranged by veteran music educator Dolly Moon for easy playing by little hands.
Red River Valley, On Top of Old Smoky, My Darling Clementine, plus 18 more
classic cowboy tunes. Illustrated with well-known prints by Frederic Remington.
Preface. ADD664-$5.00
The
English
and Scottish Popular
Ballads, Vol. 1, by Francis James Child. Approx 6x9", 544 pages, Published
between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant
ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work.
Volume 1 includes Parts I and II of the original set — ballads 1-53: "Edward,"
"Lord Randal," "Tam Lin," "Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight," more. ADD788-$25.00
The
English and Scottish Popular
Ballads, Vol. 2, by Francis James Child. Approx 6x9", 544 pages, Published
between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant
ballads with all known variants and features the Child's commentary for each
work. Volume II includes Parts III & IV of the original set — ballads 54–113:
"Sir Patrick Spens," "Johnie Scot," "Child Maurice," "Fair Margaret and Sweet
William," more. ADD787-$25.00
The
English and Scottish Popular
Ballads, Vol. 3, by Francis James Child. Approx 6x9", 544 pages, Published
between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant
ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work.
Volume III includes Parts V and VI of the original set — ballads 114–188: "Mary
Hamilton," "Flodden Field," "Sir Andrew Barton," and more than 30 ballads about
Robin Hood. ADD789-$25.00
The
English and Scottish Popular
Ballads, Vol. 4, by Francis James Child. Approx 6x9", 544 pages, Published
between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant
ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work.
Volume III includes Parts V and VI of the original set — ballads 189-265:
including "Rob Roy," "Sir James the Rose," "Geordie," "The Gypsy Laddie," "The
New-Slain Knight," more. ADD790-$25.00
The
English and
Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 5, by Francis James Child. Approx 6x9", 640
pages, Published between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all
the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for
each work. Volume III includes Parts V and VI of the original set — ballads
266-305 — plus a 3000-item bibliography, indexes, glossary, musical selections
and an essay by Walter Morris Hart. ADD791-$25.00
Folk Songs of Old New
England, by Eloise Hubbard Linscott,
2011. 384
pages, 5.5x8.5", softbound book. Treasury of over 100 folk
songs and ballads, nursery songs and singing games, lumbermen's songs, sea
chanteys, country dances, minstrel songs, Child ballads and much more. Blow the
Man Down, The Devil and the Farmer's Wife, Shenandoah, Barbara Allen, many
others. Piano accompaniment for each song, complete instructions for singing
games and country dances, historical notes on songs, other material. Ideal for
sing-alongs, dances, school programs, and more. ADD2310-$25.00
Our Singing Country:
Folk Songs and Ballads, by John A. Lomax,
Alan Lomax. This sequel to the Lomaxes' widely acclaimed American Ballads and
Folk Songs includes melodies and words for tunes from all parts of the country.
Songs include spirituals, hollers, game songs, lullabies, courting songs,
chain-gang work songs, Cajun airs, breakdowns, and many more. Includes over 200
authentic folk songs and ballads.
ADD706-$17.00
Games and Songs of American Children, by
William W. Newell. 5 3/8 x 8 1/2" softbound, 290 pages. Pioneer study of
American children's games collected by author throughout eastern half of U.S. at
turn of the century. Features 190 games and play situations, full song texts,
many melodies, comparison with similar material from other cultures.
Entertaining, basic book in the field. ADD660-$13.00
My First Book of Hymns and Spirituals: 26
Favorite Songs in Easy Piano Arrangements, by Bergerac. 8.25x11", 48 pages,
softbound book. Treasury of inspirational music includes pedagogically sound,
fun-to-play arrangements of Amazing Grace, Rock of Ages, Deep River, Go Down,
Moses, Go Tell It on the Mountain, and 21 more beloved favorites. Includes 15
black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros.
ADD667-$5.00
My First Book of Irish Songs and Celtic
Dances: 21 Favorite Pieces in Easy Piano Arrangements, by Bergerac. 8.25x11", 48
pages, softbound book. Fun-to-play, easy piano arrangements of 21 perennial
favorites include Danny Boy, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, My Wild Irish Rose,
The Wearing of the Green, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, and much more (many include
lyrics). Beginning pianists of all ages will enjoy this spirited and modestly
priced collection of classic Irish airs. ADD666-$5.00
Popular Irish Songs, by Florence Leniston.
9x12" softbound, 160 pages. Thirty-six of the best Irish and Irish-American
songs, reprinted with complete lyrics and piano arrangements, most of them with
their original sheet music covers. Among them are Thomas Moore's The Minstrel
Boy; the patriotic The Wearing of the Green; and popular favorites such as Danny
Boy and My Wild Irish Rose. ADD659-$13.00
Old Songs and Singing Games, by Richard Chase.
5 3/8 x 8 1/2" softbound, 50 pages. "Go Tell Aunt Rhody,"
"Frog Went A-Courting," "Cocky Robin" and 18 others from Appalachia. All
standard verses are given. 4 diagrams. ADD662-$4.00
Slave Songs of the United States, by William Francis Allen,
Charles Pickard Ware, Lucy McKim Garrison. This 1867 landmark book represents
the first systematic effort to collect and preserve the songs sung by the
plantation slaves of the Old South. Most of the 130 songs, arranged by
geographic area, were recorded directly from the singers themselves. Includes
the melody line and all known verses to each song.
ADD703-$10.00
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