Authentic record of traditional plantation songs sung by students at Virginia's Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, brilliantly compiled and notated. Includes 19 transcriptions of spirituals, work-songs, and play-songs, each scored for male quartet with piano reduction of vocal parts, from "Go Down, Moses" to "Cott'n-pickin' song." Includes discussions of social context of the times.
The Jubilee Singers and Their Songs by J. B. T. Marsh The remarkable story of the Fisk University chorus and their popular performances of Negro folksongs and spirituals, this volume is supplemented by 139 great songs, complete with text, and fully notated.
The Rise of Music in the Ancient World: East and West by Curt Sachs An eminent scholar explores the evolution of music, from the ecstatic singing of early civilizations to the development of more structured styles in Egypt, East Asia, Rome, and other regions.
