Slave Songs of the United States

"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.

Author: William Francis Allen
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Published: 06/01/2010
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9781616403065
ISBN10: 1616403063
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Ethnic
- History | United States | 19th Century
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies