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Subject: INTRODUCTION From: wysiwyg Date: 26 Apr 05 - 02:02 PM 1 February, 2007 This PermaThread™ is part of the Mudcat African American Spirituals PermaThread™ project, and is a work in progress intended as a bibliography for Spirituals (songbooks and commentaries). Feel free to post messages in this thread, but please note that we reserve the right to edit or delete all messages here, so that this thread will serve as a permament reference. Note also that replies to posted questions or comments may appear within your post, instead of as new posts. This PermaThread™ is edited by Susan Hinton (WYSIWYG) and Q This PermaThread™ was originally intended/titled as an Index of African American Spirituals In Print. The goal was a comprehensive index (by song title), so that versions and variants for individual songs could easily be compared. This proved unworkable in a threaded format, so the thread has been re-purposed. Existing posts are quite unorganized at the moment! ~SH~ . This project includes historical materials that may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These items are presented as part of the historical record. ~S~ TO COME-- Thread's Table of Contents
1 February, 2007 A few thoughts about how we will approach the massive amount of work to organize Q's wonderful work in the balance of this thread... My own time to work on laying out and updating this thread will be limited-- about an hour a day, and interrupted often by life-responsibilities I am not in a position to foresee. It will be necessary for me to leave myself a lot of notes in here, so I don't lose track of what I'm doing and where we're heading. I'll need to keep it real, real simple, and take it in baby steps, so it's not so overwhelming I can't think straight enough to do a good job. I anticipate doing some of the organizing in a word processor. I also anticpiate having a LOT of questions about the work!! Although I will mostly address my questions to Q, I welcome other's participation as well. You'll usually find my answers to new posts in small green text within your new post. I'll delete questions and answers periodically. If you are addressing an existing post, it will help me follow your thinking if you let me know which date/time's post you're addressing-- something like this: Re: Q's 05 May 05 - 11:25 PM post: (Song in America--to 1850) "Song in America, from Early Times to about 1850," Yerbury, Grace D., 1971, 305 pp., The Scarecrow Press. Not Seen I HAVE seen that, and what I can say about it is...... Is all that OK?
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Subject: INDEX USERS' TIPS AND TABLE OF CONTENTS From: wysiwyg Date: 26 Apr 05 - 02:03 PM 1 February, 2007 Q, I've forgotten so much about what we were doing-- helllllppp! Is the post below (from your old PM) mostly a correction/additional detail on the post that follows it, or it it now obsolete because later posts replace it? Should I edit this post's material into a later post, and if so which one? I've inserted more comments and questions in this post, below. Please advise. ~SH~ Input from Q via PM: Down-East books by Pullen; Masato says that these two Pullen books are mostly "white" spirituals. Pullen also wrote "White and Negro Spirituals," 1944 (Da Capo, 1975) but Masato says most are not quoted in full. Items on your list. "People's---" This is Hille, Waldemar, ed., 1948 and reissues, "People's Song Book." Boni & Gaer1948, Sing Out 1950s; Oak Pub. 1961 and later. Foreward by Lomax, Intro. by Botkin. 100 songs with chords and part scores. Popular songs include "Union Maid," "On Top of Old Smoky," "Strange Fruit," etc. Phillips, R. E., Campbell, Dunbar, Burleigh, 1901, "Plantation Melodies Old and New." Sheet music for seven songs. RARE and expensive. Fenner, T. P., (1874*), 1891rev, 1909rev, 1918rev, "Religious Folk Songs of the Negro as Sung on the Plantations." Hampton Inst. Press. All editions prior to 1927 revision by Dett are rare. Dett, R. N., ed., 1927 and reprints, "Religious Folk Songs of the Negro as Sung at Hampton Institute." Hampton Inst. Press, reprint by AMS Press, NY. The best edition with all the songs added as revisions were made. 1874*, Armstrong, M. F. and Ludlow, H. W., 1874, Hampton and its Students, with Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs arr. by T. P. Fenner. G. P. Putnam, NY ONLINE with songs by Fenner- http?;;docsouth.unc.edu/church/armstrong/menu.html Rolling Along in Song- By J. Rosamond Johnson. Listed 4 may. Ballanta-Taylor, N. G., 1925, "Saint Helena Island Spirituals," G. Schirmer, NY Scribner Radio Music Library, The, Wier, A. E., Ed.- There are eight volumes. Music arranged for piano. II is Modern compositions, IV is Grand Opera, VI is modern dance, V is light opera and ballet, etc. VII is songs from the operas, and some sacred music (? some hymns and spirituals??). Doubtful value in the list. Second book- already listed under Johnson and Johnson. Second Treas-- Reed, W. L., 1967, "Second Treasury of Christman Music." Emerson Books. "46 Christmas Favorites of which 21 are traditional carols and spirituals." Niles, John J., 1929, "Seven Negro Exultations as sung by Marion Kerby and J. J. Niles," Schirmer, NY. Sheet music, 15 pp., 4to. RARE, expensive. Fisher, William Arms, 1926, "Seventy Negro Spirituals" (low voice). Large 4to sheet music, 212 pp. Oliver Ditson Co. " " " " "" (high voice). 212 pp., Oliver Ditson Co. (Getting very scarce. Grant, R. E., 1973, "Sing Along Senior Citizens." Chas. C. Thomas, Pub., comb binding, 108 pp. Not seen. Sing America ?? Found one 12 p. pamphlet with this title; patriotic songs. Sing of America?? Not found. Boette, Marie, ed., 1971, "Singa Hipsy Doodle and other Folk Songs of West Virginia," McClain Printing. Includes spirituals and religious songs, ballads, children's, etc. Brand, Oscar, 1957, "Singing Holidays, The Calendar in Folk Song." Knopf. (3-4 songs for each holiday), 258 pp. Not seen. Kemp, David, 1950, "Skiers Song Book," Pacific Books. 80 pp. Not seen, but of doubtful value. Slave songs- some already listed. Checking with Masato about Silverman books. Allen, Slave Songs of the United States, The Complete Original Collection, New Piano Acc, and guitar Chords. I recommended this, but forgot to mention that these piano acc. and chords were by Irving Schlein. Available from Amazon but edition running out. This entry on Slave Songs of the United States confused me because I could find no such edition. The citation is incorrect. Should be: Silverman, Jerry, 1993, "Slave Songs (Traditional Black Music)." Chelsea House, 64 pp., "For Young Adults." It is NOT the book by Ware et al. with Allen's collection, although it does have some of them, along with others. I found an interesting edition of Allen, Slave songs: Allen, W, F., Ware, C. P., and L. M. Garrison. "Slave Songs of the United States, the complete original collection (136 songs). New Piano Acccompaniments and Guitar Chords. Oak Pub. NY. The original: Allen, W. F., Ware, C. P., and Garrison, L. M., 1867, Slave Songs of the United States, A. Simpson, NY. A good paperback ed.- Applewood Books, P. O. Box 365, Bedford, MA 01730, for $9.95 (or your friendly Amazon). The "free" online edition should be listed: http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/allen/allen.html Books not on list: Fisher, M. M., 1953, 1991, "Negro Slave Songs in the United States," Citadel Press. A selection, with discussion. Fisher, M. M., 1948, "The Evolution of Slave Songs of the United States." (Rare, not seen) Cooper, Michael L., "Slave Spirituals and the Jubilee Singers." Not seen. Cable, George Washington, 1886, "Creole Slave Songs." Century Magazine. Reprint. Not seen. Cable, G. W., 1974 reprint, "The Dance in Place Congo and Creole Slave Songs," Faruk von Turk Press. Not seen.
Hatfield, Edwin F., 1940, "Freedom's Lyre, or Psalms, Hymns and Sacred Songs for the Slave and His Friends". Ayer Co. Pub. I still prefer author first- this pulls closely related items together. Burleigh and Johnsons are examples: Your ref. 'Negro Spirituals,' Burleigh. Incorrect title, and there are three or more books: -Burleigh, H. T., 1917 and reprints, "Album of Negro Spirituals Arranged for Solo Voice (Low)". 12 songs. Also each song bound and issued separately as individual sheet music by Ricordi. -Burleigh, H. T., 1917, "The Celebrated Negro Spirituals, Ten Songs for Medium Voice." UK ed. by Ricordi & Co. -Burleigh, H. T., ? date, "--- for High voice." Maecenas Pub. (Can't find full title).
1 February, 2007 --------------------- -Johnson, J. Weldon and Johnson, J. Rosamond, 1953, "The Books of American Negro Spirituals," including "The Book of American Negro Spirituals" and "The Second Book of Negro Spirituals," Viking Press, -Johnson, J. W. & Johnson, J. Rosamond, 1925, "The Book of American Negro Spirituals," Viking Press -Johnson, J. Weldon, and Johnson, J. Rosamond, 1926, "The Second Book of Negro Spirituals," Viking Press. -Johnson, J. Rosamond, 1937, "Rolling Along in Song, A Chronological Survey of American Negro Music." Includes spirituals, shouts, jubilees, etc.; music and lyrics. An important work. She did all the arrangements for the two books on spirituals. -------------------------- ?Your entry 'Fisk Jubilee Songs'? Marsh, J. B. T., 1883, 1892, Dover reprint, "Jubilee Singers and Their Songs." History and 139 songs in four-part arrangement. (Several cheap knock-offs, including "Negro Spirituals," or The Songs of the Jubilee Singers, W. J. Gibbs, England. These lack the notes of the Marsh original. Another, also 'by W. J. Gibbs' is "Negro Spirituals or the Emancipation of the Slaves in the Southern States of America with a series of brief readings---." These did not contribute to Fisk). Solomon, Olivia and Jack, ed., 1991, "Honey in the Rock," The Ruby Pickins Tartt Collection of Religious Folk Songs from Sumter County, Alabama," Mercer University Press. There is no book by Southern entitled 'Honey in the Rock.' Are some references run together?? I did find: -Southern, Eileen, 1971, "Readings in Black American Music," 302 pp., W. W. Norton Press. -Southern, Eileen, 1883, 1989, "The Music of Black Americans, A History." 602 pp. in latest enlarged ed. W. W. Norton & Co. Includes several scores, but mostly a history of all types of black music. ------------------ Finally got the complete reference on this one, from Masato and book dealer friend who has it on a customer's want list. Already scarce and not listed for sale by any dealer: On your list, as- Slave Songs of the United States William Frances Allen et, al. Ed. Jerry Silverman, Chelsea House 1994 Should be: Schlein, Irving, Ed., 1994, Slave Songs of the United States, the Complete Original Collection (136 songs), 1994. New Piano Accompaniments and Guitar Chords. Chelsea House, reprint by Oak Pub. Note: No Oak copy available either. I think Oak has folded or been absorbed. Does NOT contain comments found in the original and reprints of Allen's book (Masato). Music is reset by Schlein. Silverman was NOT editor; his name does not appear on the title page. Schlein was editor. Inside the book, Silverman is credited with adding guitar chords. I will get back to list later today, but I was happy to get this one cleared up. Silverman did write a book, which is listed at the top of the list I sent 4 May. Silverman, Jerry, 1993, "Slave Songs (Traditional Black Music)" Chelsea House, 64 pp., "For Young Adults." It seems also that few copies were printed of this one, only two copies located, both in library bindings. (I may ask that your list be declared a danger to financial security- it has led to about $150 in book purchases already) Q ------------ Books only incidentally containing a few spirituals; of little or no value to the list. (No order to these notes. S means I have seen them).
1 February, 2007 Seeger, Pete, American Favorite Ballads S Luther, Americans and Their Songs. A book of old favorites. S Grosset and Dunlap, Best-Loved--- No value S Agay, ed. No value, just old pop Book of a thousand songs- No. Old Oaken Bucket and similar. S Sing out and Collected Reprints. A few, but not much use as books on spirituals. Keep on list for those with only cursory interest? Dell Book of Great --- More Old Oaken Bucket stuff. No Everybody's Favorite---Amsco. For beginner pickers, etc. No Peter Smith: Faith, Folk and Nativity; and Clarity- British . A few, but of little value to Af-Am. No Folk Song USA. This is Lomax, John and Alan, The 111 Best American Ballads! with words, music, tall yarns, etc. No Folk Song Abecedary. No. S Folk Songs N. Am sings- No Folk Songs of North America. Lomax. Spirituals a very small part as you probably know. S Folk Songs of the Americas. Oak. A good little folk song book, UNESCO, in a set that I have, but I didn't identify it easily because of the poor citation. Should be Lloyd, A. L. and Ramon Y Rivera, 1965, "Folk Songs of the Americas," Novello & Co., London. Oak has reprinted this one only of the set. Only nine spirituals in the U. S. section; most songs from Latin America and Canada. Little use here. S Guitar Songbook No Hard-hitting Songs--- Lomax et al. Mostly Depression stuff. No Heart Songs. A nice old book with many songs, over 500 pages (1909 date) but Negro section is minstrel and Foster and one abolitionist - KIngdom C. For white middle class with no interest or liking for Negro spirituals at that time. S Heritage Songster No. S Holiday Songbook. A few. Mostly the usual carols, etc. No. Jery Silverman's. No S Joan Baez Songbook. Has a couple of spirituals. S No Let's All Sing, Leisy. No Misc. Choral Sheet Music. No Music Americans Sing, Silver Burdett. A few. Camp songs, old songs, mostly for students. No S Music in Our History- Can't find this title in any list, so- NO New American Songbag, Sandburg. This is a supplement. Two spirituals in versions that don't appear elsewhere. Will be on the keep list for that reason. S Noel: Joan Baez. No S
I wonder if some sort of separation into primary -Fenner, Work, Johnsons, Marsh (Fisk), Solomon, etc. and secondary references- fake books, '1000 songs,' Baez etc. might help? There are hundreds which have just one or a few.
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Subject: BOOKS INCLUDED IN THE INDEX From: wysiwyg Date: 26 Apr 05 - 02:03 PM 31 January, 2007 under construction
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Subject: BOOKS NOT YET INDEXED From: wysiwyg Date: 26 Apr 05 - 02:03 PM 31 January, 2007 under construction BOOKS NOT YET INDEXED As of April 26, 2005
Black American Music: Past and Present. Hildred Roach, Melbourne, FL, Krieger Publishing Co. 1992. (When the book was written, Ms. Roach was affiliated with the University of the District of Columbia.) |
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Subject: PROJECT CREDITS From: wysiwyg Date: 26 Apr 05 - 02:04 PM 31 January, 2007 under construction Contributors to this thread have included Mudcat members WYSIWYG, Q, Azizi, Amos, and Margret RoadKnight. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 05 May 05 - 11:25 PM Parts of this biblio. communicated in PM. (Something to sing about) "Something to Sing About, the Personal Choices of America's Folk Singers." Okun, Milt,Editor, 1968, MacMillan, NY and London, 70 songs from ballads, mountain, gospel and protest, piano and guitar chords. ---------------------- (Song Fest, Dick Best) "Song Fest," and "New Song Fest," Best, Dick and Beth, 1948, 1955rev, 1960, 300 songs, Intercollegiate Outing Club Assn., Crown Pub. Everything from "Sam Hall" to "The Vassar Hygiene Song." --------------------------- (Song in America--to 1850) "Song in America, from Early Times to about 1850," Yerbury, Grace D., 1971, 305 pp., The Scarecrow Press. Not Seen -------------------------------- (Songs of Man, Luboff--) "Songs of Man, the International Book of Folk Songs." Luboff, Norman, and Stracke, Win, 1965, 1969, 368 pp., Prentice-Hall; Bonanza. Folk songs from around the world, original language and English translation. Not seen. -------------------------------- (Songs of Peace, Freedom and Protest) "Songs of Peace, Freedom and Protest" Glazer, Tom, 1970, 1972, 357pp., David McKay Press, Fawcett Pub., 150 songs with guitar accompaniment. No spirituals, a few Af.-Am. protest songs. A similar volume is Fowke, Edith and Joe Glazer, 1960, "Songs of Work and Freedom," 211pp., Dolphin, Doubleday & Co. Some protest songs bases on hymns; "We Will Overcome," "We Shall not Be Moved." ---------------------- (Songs of Southern Colleges & and Old Southern Melodies) Not found. Author or editor? Correct title? --------------------------- (Songs of the Civil War) "Songs of the Civil War" Silber, Irwin, Ed., 1960 Columbia Univ. Press), 1960 (Bonanza), 1995 (Dover), 125 songs, history, 385 pp. Marching, drinking, patriotic, home fires, etc. songs. ------------------------------------ (Songs of Work and Freedom- Fowke Glazer) See above, under songs of Peace, Freedom, etc. ------------------------------------------------ (Songs of Zion) "Songs of Zion." Nix, Verolga, and Cleveland, J. J., Editors [often not cited], 1981, 1982, 254pp., Abingdon Press. Words and music to African-American hymns, spirituals, liberation and gospel songs. Preface by Wm. B. McClain. NOTE: Several books with the same or similar title (LDS, Lutheran, etc.), but Abingdon Press identifies this important compilation. ----------------------------------------- (Songs We Sang) "The Songs We Sang, a Treasury of American Popular Music." Raph, Theodore, 1964, 1968, 1971, 110 songs, 406pp., A. S. Barnes & Co. Old popular, minstrel, pioneer America, ballads, etc. --------------------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 06 May 05 - 11:12 AM 31 January, 2007 under construction |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 06 May 05 - 05:25 PM (Spiritual Folk Songs of Early America) "Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America" Jackson, George Pullen, Ed., 1937, 1964), 250 tunes and texts, 254pp., J. J. Augustin, Dover reprint. A few Af,-Am., but mostly incomplete texts. ------------------------------ (Steamboatin Days ...) "Steamboatin' Days: Folk Songs of the River Packet Era." Wheeler, Mary, 1944, 121pp., Louisiana State University Press. Scarce. Available from 'print on demand' Astrologos Pub. ----------------------------------- (Ten Negro Spirituals) "Ten Negro Spirituals in Song Form" Fisher, Wm. A., H. B. Gaul et. al., 1916, 1925, arr. for piano, words, 32pp. Oliver Ditson Co. Scarce (Inc. "Motherless Child," "Ride On King Jesus," "Steal Away," etc.). ---------------------- (Tennessee Ernie Ford's ---Hymns) "Tennessee Ernie Ford;s Book of Favorite Hymns" Ford, Tennessee Ernie, (Arr. E. Charles Eggert), 1962, 124pp., hymns, spirituals and carols, for piano, guitar chords, accordion. Prentice-Hall, reprint by Bramhall House. ------------------------ (Thirty Spirituals arr.Voice and Piano) "Thirty Negro Spirituals Arranged for Voice and Piano" Johnson, Hall, arranger, 1949, 82pp. G. Schirmer, NY. Scarce. ----------------------------------- (Thirty-Six South Carolina Spirituals, coll. Carl Diton. G. Schirmer) "Thirty-Six South Carolina Spirituals, Collected and Harmonized by Carl Diton for Church, Concert and General Use." Diton, Carl R., compiler, nd (1928), musical scores, 54pp., G. Schirmer Co. Diton was an African-American composer. Scarce. ------------------------------ (Tom Glazer's Treasury of Folk Songs) "Tom Glazer's Treasury of Folk Songs for the Family" Glazer, Tom, 1964, 255pp., piano arr. and guitar chords. Traditional, composed and some children's songs. Grosset & Dunlap ------------------------------------ (Treasury of Christmas Songs and Carols) "A Treasury of Christmas Songs and Carols, arranged for piano, voice and guitar," Simon, Henry W., Arr., 1955, 243pp., hymns, carols, canons, etc. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Collector's edition by Easton Press. Scarce ----------------------------- (Utica Jubilee Singers Spirituals) "Utica Jubilee Singers Spirituals as Sung at the Utica Normal and Industrial Institute of Mississippi." Johnson, J. Rosamond, 1930, Oliver Ditson Co. Very scarce. -------------------------- (Weavers' Song Book...Arr De Cormier) "The Weavers' Song Book" De Cormier, Robert, 1960, 177pp., 80 songs, piano arr. and guitar chords. Harper and Row. ----------------------- (Whole World Singing) "The Whole World Singing: Songs of Praise and Work and Joy from Many Lands." Thomas, Edith Lovell, ed., 1950, 1963, 122pp., Friendship Press. --------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 06 May 05 - 05:30 PM 31 January, 2007 under construction |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 06 May 05 - 09:38 PM Not on List ------------------- "Old Plantation Hymns" Barton, William E., 1898, p. 443-456, Twenty-seven spirituals with music, New England Magazine, v. 25 no. 4, Dec. Also pub. Lemson Wolffe & Co., Boston. http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.journals/newe.1898.html ------------------------------- "Hymns of the Slave and the Freedman" Barton, William E., 1899, p. 609-624, Twenty-seven spiritual and freedom songs with music. New England Magazine, v. 25 no. 5, Jan. http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.journals/newe.1899.html ----------------------------------- "Recent Negro Melodies" Barton, William E., 1899, p. 707-719, Thirteen religious songs with music (early gospel ?), New England Magazine, v. 26 no. 6, Feb. http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.journals/newe.1899.html ------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 06 May 05 - 11:42 PM 31 January, 2007 under construction |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 07 May 05 - 04:57 PM (Black American Music...Roach) "Black American Music, Past and Present" Roach, Hildred, 1944, 1973, 1992, A Survey of Af-Am composers and their Music, 206pp., Crescendo Pub., reprint Krieger Pub. Co. ----------------------------------- (Folk Songs from North Carolina....Brown) "Folksongs from North Carolina," Vol. III of The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore. Belden, H. M., and A. P. Hudson, 1952, Duke University Press, Durham. "The Music of the Folk Songs," Vol. V of the Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore. Schinhan, Jan P., 1962, 1977. Music for the songs in Vol. III, 639pp. Section XIII, Religious Songs, No. 517-658. Duke University Press, Durham. ------------------------------------------ (Folk Songs from Sumter...Solomon) "Honey in the Rock: The Ruby Pickens Tartt Collection of Religious Folk Songs from Sumter County, Alabama." Solomon, Olivia and Jack, 1991, 176p. African-American Spirituals. Texts with discussion, no music. Discography. Mercer University Press, Macon, GA. Note- Delete "Folk Songs from Sumter Co.," AND the citation for "Honey in the Rock" in list "Books not yet indexed"- a mixup here. ADD to list the two books by Eileen Southern, PM of 03 May, 2005--------------------------------- (Negro and his Songs...Odum and Johnson) "The Negro and His Songs: A Study of Typical Negro Songs in the South" Odum, H. W. and Johnson, Guy B., 1925, 1968 and later, 306pp. Religious, social and work songs. Univ. North Carolina Press, reprints Negro Universities Press. ---------------- (Negro Workaday Songs....Odum) "Negro Workaday Songs" Odum, H. W. and Johnson, G. B., 1926, 1969, 2002, 278pp. First publication of many songs, with Music. Includes prison and blues songs. Univ. North Carolina Press; Greenwood Press; 2002 by Martino Pub., CT. ------------------------------------------ (Negro Slave Songs....Fisher) "Negro Slave Songs in the United States" Fisher, Miles Mark, 1953, 1968 Russell & Russell (facsimile), 1991 Kensington Pub., 223pp. Fact and speculation on origins and meanings of songs. ------------------------- (Negro Songs from Alabama...Courlander) "Negro Songs from Alabama, Music Transcribed by John Benson Brooks" Courlander, Harold, 1960, 76pp., 1963 rev. 112pp. Forty-five songs from 1960 field trip, with tunes. 1960 ed. privately printed; 1963 revision, Oak Press at 112pp. -------------------------- Add "Negro Folk Music, W. S. A." Courlander, Harold, 1963, 1992, 324pp. Spirituals, hollers, work, Creole, early blues, game and other songs. Music for selected songs. Discography. Columbia University Press, NY and Dover reprint. ---------------------------- (Negro Spirituals from Bible.... Dixon) "Negro Spirituals: From Bible to Folk Song" Dixon, Christa K., 1976, 117pp. Fortress Press, Minneapolis; print-on-demand from Astrologos Press. ----------------------------- (On the Trail Negro...Scarborough) "On the Trail of Negro Folk-Songs" Scarborough, Dorothy, 1925, 1963, 295pp., 200 songs, mostly secular. Harvard Univ. Press.; Folklore Assoc. Inc. Scarce. ------------------------ (Performing the Musics of the Americas...videos) Not found) ----------------------------- (Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands...Parrish) "Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands" Parrish, Lydia, 1942, 1965, 1992, 256 pp. Shout, religious, African survivals, play and work songs including shanties. Creative Age Press; Folklore Assoc.; Brown Thrasher, Univ. Georgia Press. ---------------------- (Songs Are Free...Reagan, video) "Songs Are Free" 1991, Video starring Bernice Reagon, Bill Moyers and others, PBS Documentary, NTSC (format USA and Canada only). Out of print. ---------------------------------------------- Not on list "The Oxford Book of Spirituals" Hogan, Moses, 2001, Twenty-nine arrangements for SATB choirs. Oxford Univ. Press. ------------------ "Sinful Tunes and Spirituals, Black Folk Music to the Civil War" Epstein, Dena J., 1977, 433pp. Documents the Musical record up to the Civil War. Lyrics, facsimiles of Contrabandist songs. Survey of musical instruments and their use. Extensive bibliography. -------------------------- "Songs and Rhymes from the South" Perrow, E. C., 1911-1915. Jour. American Folklore, 1911, vol. 25, pp. 137-155; 1913, vol. 26, pp. 123-173; 1915, vol. 28, pp. 129-190. Lyrics and some music. Religious (46) and game-nursery songs (21) in 1913 section; Plantation, escape and freedom songs (27)in 1915 section. On line at www.immortalia.com -------------------------- "Spirituals Triumphant" Boatner, Edward and Willa Townsend, 1927. Sunday School Publishing Board, Nashville. --------------- "The Story of the Spirituals. 30 Spirituals and Their Origins, for Voice, Piano and Guitar." Boatner, Edward, 1973, 144pp. Musical scores. McAfee Music (Warner Bros.) ---------------------- "Negro Folk Songs (Hampton Series I-IV)" Curtis-Burlin, Natalie, 1918-1919; 2001, 167pp., Music and lyrics. Books I-II Spirituals; Book III-IV Work and Play Songs. G. Schirmer. Dover reprint. -------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 07 May 05 - 05:22 PM W. S. A? Correct to U. S. A. in the Courlander "Negro Folk Music U. S. A." reference. I made an index, (none in Perrow) but it will cost you. PM your email for terms and conditions and easy installment plan details. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 07 May 05 - 05:29 PM 31 January, 2007 under construction |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 07 May 05 - 09:07 PM --------------------- "Twenty-four Negro Melodies" Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel,, 1905, large size, 127pp. "Deep River" and other spiritual melodies, piano scores. Oliver Ditson, Boston. Scarce. ------------------------------------ "My Spirituals" Jessye, Eva, ed. Whyte and Frey, 1927. Seventeen songs with scores, 81pp. Jessye trained the chorus for Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." Robbins, Engel Inc. NY. Very scarce. ------------------------------ "Mellows, A Chronicle of Unknown Singers" Kennedy, R. Emmet, 1925, 1979, 1985. 183pp., large size, spirituals and other songs from Louisiana. Albert and Charles Boni, NY; Greenwood Press; new Boni ed. 1985. -------------------- "More Mellows" Kennedy, R. Emmet, 1931. 178pp., large size, spirituals and other songs from Louisiana. Dodd, Mead & Co. ----------------------------- "The Jubilee Singers and Their Campaign for Twenty Thousand Dollars" Pike, G. D., 1873 (and reprints), 210pp., Sixty-one songs, 220pp. Lee & Sheppard Boston; Hodder & Stoughton London. ------------------------- "The Folk Songs of the American Negro" Work, John W., 1915, 1969, 132pp., Spirituals and other songs. Fisk Univ. Press; reprint Negro Univ. Press. An edition in 1907 was smaller. -------------------- "American Negro Songs and Spirituals" Work, John W., ed., 1940. 260pp., 230 songs, spiritual, work, social, blues, etc. Bonanza NY. ---------------------------------- "St. Helena Island Spirituals" Ballanta-Taylor, C. J. S., 1925, Scribners, NY. Scarce. ---------------------- NOTE: 1st WYSIWYG LIST S - W revised and posted. 2nd List ("not yet indexed") revised and posted. Some important references not on either list have been added. Other additional items, starting with Boatner in the last posting and ending with Work and Ballanta-Taylor, from a useful John W. Work bibliography. Next list will start at the beginning of 1st WYSIWYG list, covering materials in PMs as well, and ending with S. A cut and paste should bring everything into order. The listings of Abebooks.com, covering some 13000 booksellers, some of whom provide useful notes, are a big help in filling in details. ------------------------ |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 07 May 05 - 09:40 PM 31 January, 2007 under construction |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 09 May 05 - 03:04 PM This list will go slowly, since I follow publishing practice and keep all bibliographic lists by author, not title. Some parts of a series will be split (example, "The American Songbag" by Sandburg will be under 'A' and the supplement, "New American Songbag," under 'N.' Closely related publications by Burleigh, Cable and others will be separated. Some on the list are incorrectly titled and have been moved to correspond to correct location (1939 Southern...). Many important new titles will be posted by author- it would take many hours to do the reverse. The following are two American Memory sites with many recordings and extensive notes, plus the first of the 'A' on WYSIWYG list. -------------------------- (Afro-American.........Krehbiel) "Afro-American Folksongs: A Study in racial and national music" Krehbiel, H. E., 1914, 1962, 1975, 176pp., 60 songs and dance airs. G. Schirmer; reprints Frederick Ungar. ---------------------------- "African-American Music, Southern U. S." Work, J. W., documentation; 1938-1943, "Now What a Time" (actual title, but most easily found on the website as titled here). 100 sound recordings of gospel, blues, etc. American Memory, http://memory/loc.gov/ammem/ftvhtml/ftvhome.html -------------------------------------- (1939...) "Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip." John and Ruby Lomax, 1939, 700 sound recordings, extensive field notes. Spirituals, gospel, secular, games, etc. Most of the lyrics of the religious songs have been posted at Mudcat and will be found in the Spirituals Permathread. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html ------------------------------------ (Album of Negro...Burleigh) "Album of Negro Spirituals Arranged for Solo Voice (Low)" "Album of Negro Spirituals Arranged for Solo Voice (medium)." Burleigh, H. T., 1917 (reprinted), 12 songs, scores. G. Ricordi; Belwin Mills; Franco Colombo. Through Ricordi, Burleigh published a number of spirituals as individual scores. Other books to be listed later --------------------------------------------- (American Favorite Ballads) "American Favorite Ballads" Seeger, Pete, 1961, 96pp., 80+ songs, a few spiritual. -------------------------- (American Folk Music....Jackson) "American Folk Music for High School and Other Choral Groups" Jackson, George Pullen and C. F. Bryan, 1947, 25 songs, words and music (any Af.-Am. spirituals?). C. C. Birchard & Co., Boston. --------------------------------------- (American Negro...Work) "American Negro Songs and Spirituals" Work, John W., 1940, 256pp., 230 songs, spirituals, work, blues, etc., with music. A good one to have. Bonanza; Dover 1998. --------------------------------------- (The American Songbag---Sandburg) "The American Songbag" Sandburg, Carl, 1927, 1990; 495pp., 280 songs inc. 16 spirituals. Harcourt, Brace & Co.; Harvest Books. See supplement under 'N.' ---------------------------- (Americans and Their Songs) "Americans and Their Songs" Luther, Frank, 1942, 323pp., lyrics and notation for 130 songs, popular and traditional. (Spirituals?) Harper & Bros. ------------------------------ |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 09 May 05 - 09:51 PM (Befo' de War... McIllhenny) "Befo' De War Spirituals: Words and Melodies" McIlhenny, Edward A., Coll. by, 1933, The Christopher Pub. House, Boston. Very Scarce. ------------------------------------ (Best Loved...Grosset) "Best Loved American Folk Songs" Lomax, John and Alan, 1947, 407pp., 111 piano arrangements, guitar chords (Some spirituals). Grosset & Dunlap; Also titled "Folk Song U. S. A., Best-loved American Ballads," Signet. ------------------------------------------------ (Best Loved ...Agay) "Best-Loved Songs of the American People" Agay, Denes, ed., 1975, 2oo "nostalgic and popular," ballads, folk, spirituals, show, 404pp., Doubleday & Co.; also Guild America Books. ----------------------- (Book of a Thousand...ed Wier) "A Book of a Thousand Songs" Wier, Albert E., 1918, 535pp., "songs of every description," Carl Fisher. Reprints by World Syndicate; Mumil ----------------------- (Book of American....Johnson) "The Books of American Negro Spirituals," inc. "The Book of American Negro Spirituals," and "The Second Book of Negro Spirituals" Johnson, James Weldon, 1953, Combined edition, 187+189pp., 122 spirituals in all. Viking Press. Original editions 1926-1927. --------------------------------------- (collected reprints from "Sing Out!) "Collected Reprints from Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine vol. 1-6" 1990; 1959-1964, 339 songs. Sing out Publications. Scarce "Collected Reprints from Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine vol. 7-12" 1992; 1964-1973, 382pp. Sing Out Pub. Scarce ------------------------ (Colection of 25...Spirituals Frey) "Collection of 25 Selected Famous Negro Spirituals" Frey, Hugo, 1924 (1934, 1979, 48pp. Robins-Engel 1924 (paper browning and deteriorating); Warner Bros. 1979 best. --------------------- (Dell Book of Great ...Songs) "Dell Book of Great American Folk Songs" Morse, Jim, 1963 (browning paper); 1881 reprint, 256pp., Dell Pub. ---------------------- (Down East Spirituals- See note in pm. Not Negro Spirituals. ----------------------------- Eight Negro Songs" Abbot, F. H., 1923, folio. Enoch & Sons. Very Scarce. ---------------------------------- (Everybody's Favorite...) "Everybody's Favorite Songs" (No. 1), 1933, 1961;, 1999, 192pp., 200+ songs. Amsco Music Pub., reprint by Music Sales. ------------------- (Ev'ry...) "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit: 101 Best-Loved Psalms, Gospel Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the African-American Church" Warren, Gwendolyn S., 1998, 101 songs, Henry Holt & Co. ------------------------- (Faith, Folk and nativity, 32pp.) (Faith, Folk and Charity, 43pp.) English folk songs. Delete ----------------------------- (Fiftt Negro Spirituals ...Grey) "Fifty Negro Spirituals for Male Voices" Grey, Gerald and Marion Moore, 1930, 105pp., J. A. Parks Co. ----------------------------------------------- "Fifty-Eight Spirituals for Choral Use" Dann, Hollis, ed., 1924, Folio. C. C. Birchard. Very scarce ---------------------------- (Folk Song U. S. A.) "Folk Song U. S. A: The 111 Best American Ballads" Lomax, J. A. and Alan, 1947, 1975, 450pp. New American Library. (A Signet reprint of 1966 deteriorates, yellows). ---------------------------------- (Folk Song Abec...Leisy) "Folk Songs Abecedary, a Living Tradition of Songs, from Ballads to Blues to Bluegrass" Leisy, James F., 1966, 391pp., 200+ songs. Hawthorn Books; Bonanza. ---------------------------------- "Folk Songs North America Sings (Kodaly Collection)" 1988, 400pp., 350+ songs. E. C. Kirby Pub. ---------------------------------- "Folk Songs of North America" Lomax, Alan, 1960, 1975, 300+ songs (23 spirituals), 623pp. Doubleday & Co. ------------------- "Folk Song of the American Negro" Work, J. W and Frederick J., 1907 (No. 1, 64pp.); 1915 (131pp); 1969 reprint by Negro Universities Press. ------------------------------ (Folk Songs of the Americas) "Folk Songs of the Americas" Lloyd, A. L., and Aretz de Ramón y Rivera, 1965, 1966, 276pp., many songs, with music, from Latin America, Canada, Mexico and the United States (six spirituals). Novello and Company Ltd., London; Oak Pub. N Y. Do not confuse with "Folk Songs of the Americas," 1937, 1960, Pan American Union, 64pp. (not seen) -------------------- "Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia" Anon. (coll. by A. and M. N. Rosenbaum), 1983, 240pp., some songs with lyrics and music. Nature of songs?? University of Georgia Press. -------------------------- (Forty Negro spirituals) "Forty Negro Spirituals Compiled and Arranged for Solo Voice with Pianoforte Accompaniment" White, Clarence Cameron, 1927, 129pp., folio. Theodore Presser Co., Phila. --------------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 10 May 05 - 04:12 PM (Go Down Moses...Newman) "Go Down Moses: Celebrating the African-American Spiritual" Newman, Richard, 1998, 224pp., 4to, 200 spirituals but music for only 25, Clarkson-Potter, NY. ------------------------------------------- (Green Pastures Spirituals...Johnson) "The Green Pastures Spirituals, Arranged for Voice and Piano" Johnson, Hall, 1930, 40pp., 4to, 25 spirituals. Sheet music from the two-act Broadway play. Carl Fisher, Inc. NY. Scarce. ---------------------------------- (Guitar Songbook) Insufficient title. "The New Guitar Songbook," Frederick Noad,1985, Schirmer Books (not seen); "Guitar Songbook I," Neely and Schroedl, Leonard Pub. Co. (not seen); "Guitar Songbook 2," Anon., Leonard (not seen); "Blues Guitar Songbook," Jerry Silverman; "Kids Guitar Songbook," Leonard (not seen); others. ----------------------- "Gospel Guitar Songbook, Fingerpicking and Travis Picking" Sokolow, Fred, 2001, 15 songs, 32pp., inc. a few spirituals. Hal Leonard (not seen). ---------------------------------- (Hampton and its Students) "Hampton and Its Students, by Two of its Teachers, with Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs" Armstrong, M. F., and Ludlow, H. W., 1874, 256pp., words and music to 50 songs by T. P. Fenner, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Also 1972 reprint, and from Print-on-Demand, Astrologos. On line, at docsouth, complete with Fenner's Cabin and Plantation Songs: http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/armstrong/armstrong.html -------------------------------------------------------- "Hard Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People" Lomax, Alan, Guthrie, Woody, and Seeger, Pete, 1967, 1999, 373pp., about 200 songs. Oak Publications, NY. Extremely scarce. Reprint Bison Books (also scarce). Not seen ---------------------------- (Heart Songs) "Heart Songs, Melodies of Days Gone By" Anon., 1909, 518pp., section on sacred songs and revival hymns (only one spiritual). Chappell Pub. Co, for World Syndicate (National Magazine). ------------------------------------------------ "Heritage Songster" Dallin, Leon and Lynn, 1969 and reprints, 302pp., 320 folk and traditional songs, words and music. Wm. C. Brown Co., Dubuque, IA (not seen) ------------------ (Holiday Song Book ) Several with this name "Holiday Songbook" Silverman, Jerry, 1992. Mel Bay Pub. (not seen) "Holiday Songbook" Quackenbush, Robert, Wm., 1977, 128pp., 100 songs. Lothrop, Lee & Sheppard Co. (not seen) (others, for Kids, for etc.) ---------------------------------- NOTE- 'Not seen' means spiritual content, if any, not known. ------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 10 May 05 - 09:26 PM "Jerry Silverman's Folk Song Encyclopedia, vol. 1" Silverman, Jerry, 1975, 1981, over 1000 songs arr. for voice and guitar. 432pp., 4to. Chappell Music Co., NY; Hal Leonard. Not seen. "Jerry Silverman's Folk Song Encyclopedia, vol. 2" Silverman, Jerry, 1975, 1981, 4to. Chappell Music Co.; Hal Leonard. Not seen. ---------------------------------- "Joan Baez Songbook" Soloman, Maynard, ed., arr. by Elie Siegmeister, 1964, 1883, 189pp., 66 songs (2-3 spirituals) with music and chords, 4to. Ryerson Music pub.; Amsco Pub. ---------------------------- (Jubilee and Plantation songs...) "Jubilee and Plantation Songs, Characteristic Favorites as sung by the Hampton Students, Jubilee Singers, Fisk University Students and Other Concert Companies" Haynes, Fanny S., 1887, 80pp., sheet music, over 100 spiritual and work songs. Oliver Ditson. This book may have been influenced by "Jubilee and Plantation Melodies, Specially Arranged by Prof. J. J. Sawyer, and Sung by the Original Nashville Students," H. B. Thearle, Chicago, 1884, 13 songs, 16 pp. ------------------------ "Let's All Sing" Leisy, James F., 1959, Popular songs inc. folk, 176 pp., "for all occasions," hardback and paper reprint. Abingdon Press. ----------------------------- (Lift Every Voice and Sing: An African American Hymnal.) "Lift Every Voice and Sing: Words and Music" Johnson, J. W. and Johnson, J. Rosamond, 1970, Hawthorn Press. Note: other books with same title. ----------------------- (Mellows:...Kennedy) "Mellows: A Chronicle of Unknown Singers" Kennedy, R. Emmet, 1925, 1979, 183pp., examples of the Negro spiritual with words and music, 4to. A. and C. Boni, NY; reprint Greenwood Press. See "More Mellows" ------------------------- (Misc. Choral Sheet Music, various publishers, Google by song name) --------------------------- (Mitchell Trio Song Book...1964) "Mitchell Trio Songbook" Raim, Walker, ed., 1964, 144pp. Quadrangle Books, Chicago. (Not seen) -------------------------------- "More Mellows" Kennedy, R. Emmet, 1931, 178pp., supplement to "Mellows," Dodd, Mead & Co. Scarce. ------------------------- (Most Popular Plantation Songs...Noble) "The Most Popular Plantation Songs" Noble, Gilbert C., selected and arranged by, 1911, 108pp., mostly minstrel and popular but a few spirituals not found elsewhere. Hines, Noble & Eldridge, NY. (?Reprint 1995 - need information) ------------------------- Music Americans Sing" Wilson, Harry R. et al., 1948, 161pp., school music book, a mixed bag of 124 songs inc. a few spirituals. Directions for burnt cork and a minstrel show. Silver-Burdett Co. -------------------- "Music in Our History" Slawson, Maude M., 1951, 130pp., words and music for folk favorites. Wm. C. Brown, Dubuque, IA. (Not seen) ------------------------------- (My Favorite Spirituals...Hayes) "My Favorite Spirituals, 30 Songs for Voice and Piano." Hayes, Roland, 2001, 144pp., 4to, Dover Publications. ------------------------- "My Songs, Aframerican Religious Folk Songs Arranged and Interpreted by Roland Hayes" Hayes, Roland, 1948, 128pp., 4to. Little, Brown & Co. Scarce. ------------------------------ "My Spirituals" Jessye, Eva A., ed. G. H. Whire and Hugo Frey, 1927, 8+81pp., 4to, 17 spirituals. Robbins, Engel, Inc. Very scarce. ------------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Margret RoadKnight Date: 10 May 05 - 09:47 PM Re Roland Hayes' "My Favorite Spirituals...." (2001) and "My Songs....." (1948): Former (readily available) is unabridged edition of latter, OK. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 10 May 05 - 11:10 PM Thanks, Margret. It seemed likely, but I couldn't definitely relate without seeing the Dover reprint. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 11 May 05 - 12:29 AM "Negro Sings a New Heaven" Grissom, M. A., 1930, 1969, 101pp., 45 spiritual songs, words and music, Kentucky. University North Carolina Press; Dover Pub. -------------------------------------------- (Negro Spirituals...Burleigh) See "Album of Negro Spirituals" -------------------------------- "Negro Spirituals" Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1967, 37 lyrics, spiritual, work and freedom. Atlantic Monthly, June, 1867 (vol. 19, issue 116, pp. 685-694). On line at: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/TWH/Higg.html Also: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=ABK2934-0019-99 -------------------------------------------- (New American Songbag) Incorrect title "Carl Sandburg's New American Songbag" Sandburg, Carl, 1950, 109pp., 60 songs inc. 2 spirituals. Supplement to "The American Songbag." Broadcast Music Inc., NY ---------------------------- "Noel: The Joan Baez Christmas Songbook." Baez, Joan, ed. Maynard Solomon, 1967, Christmas Songs. Ryerson Music Publishers. ------------------------- (Old Plantation Days...Mallory) "Old Plantation Days" Mallory, William, 1902?, 56pp., includes a few escape and religious poems-songs. Escape to Canada, biography. Printed in Hamilton, Ontario? On line at: http://docsouth.unc.edu/mallory/menu.html ------------------------ |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 11 May 05 - 03:05 PM Mudcat is ill again, I hope not 'in extremis.' I hope this post works. ------------------------------- (People's Song Book...Lomax) "People's Song Book" Hille, Waldemar, ed., 1948, 1959, 1961, 128pp., 4to, 100 songs with chords and part scores, popular, folk, protest, etc. Forward by Lomax, preface by Botkin. Boni & Gaer; Sing Out Inc.; Oak Pub. (not seen) ------------------------- "Plantation Melodies Old and New" Phillips, R. E., Campbell, Dunbar and Burleigh, H. T., 1901, 39pp., sheet music for 7 tunes. G, Schirmer Inc. Scarce. --------------------- "Religious Folk Songs of the Negro as Sung on the Plantations" Fenner, T. P., 1874 (in "Hampton and its Students"; 1909, 1918 revised. Spirituals, lyrics and music. Scarce. On line at: http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/armstrong/menu.html --------------------------------------------- "Religious Folk Songs of the Negro as Sung at the Hampton Institute" Dett, R. Nathaniel, ed., 1927; 1972, 236pp. plus Appendix of 13 more songs. Words and Music of Fenner "Cabin and Plantation Songs" plus songs added by succeeding editors in 1891, 1909, 1926. Hampton Institute Press; AMS reprint. -------------------- "Rolling Along in Song" Johnson, J. Rosamond, 1937, 'a chronological survey of American Negro music,' 234pp., 87 spirituals, jubilees, shouts, work, etc., music and lyrics. Viking Press; also print-on-demand by Astrologos. Scarce. ---------------------------- "Saint Helena Island Spirituals" Ballanta-Taylor, Nicholas G. J., 1925, G. Schirmer, Boston. Ballanta-Taylor, C. J. S., 1925, Scribners NY. Erroneous citation?) (Not seen. Very scarce. ----------------------- This connects with list of 07 May 05. Note correction to "Saint Helena Island Spitituals." The Scribners citation is in John W. Work, "American Negro Songs and Spirituals." I couldn't find verification and it may be in error. The next list will be references not yet on the list. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Margret RoadKnight Date: 12 May 05 - 04:00 AM Great work, Q! Appreciate it |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 13 May 05 - 03:39 PM More:--------------------- "Lay My Burden Down, a Folk History of Slavery" Botkin, Benjamin, 1945,1994. Former slaves speak of their lives, 297, 317 pp. 1994 reprint, A few songs. Univ. Chicago Press, many reprints; Dell-Delta Press --------------------------- Revised entries- "The Dance in Place Congo" Cable, George W., 1886, Quill tune, words and music to African-influenced slave dances in New Orleans, Century Magazine, v. 31 issue 4, Feb., pp. 517-532. Reprint, with the following, by Faruk von Turk Press. On line: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/gifcache/moa/cent/cent0031/00527.TIF6.gif ------------------------------------------------------ Revised entry "Creole Slave Songs" Cable, George W., 1886, words and music for African-influenced religious song and dance in New Orleans, secular songs, and a lullaby. Century Magazine, v. 31 no. 6, April, pp. 807-828. On line: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/gifcache/moa/cent/cent0031/00819.TIF6.gif ----------------------------------------- "America's Music, from the Pilgrims to the Present" Chase, Gilbert, 1955, 1981, 1987733pp., history with some music, some spiritual. McGraw-Hill (several printings); Greenwood Press; Univ. Illinois Press 1987. ----------------------- "Imperial Jubilee Sacred Song Book" 'Countee', 1919. Scarce, not seen ------------------------------- "Calhoun Plantation Songs" Hallowell, Emily, 190?, 1907 rev., 1976 reprint by AMS Press, scarce, not seen. --------------------------- "Social and Musical Traits of the American Negro" Odum, H. W., 1910, Columbia Univ. Press. Scarce, not seen. ------------------ "Rainbow Round My Shoulder" Odum, H. W., 1928. Scarce, not seen. ------------------------------ "Rise Up Singing, the Group Singing Songbook" Peter Blood and Annie Patterson, ed., 1988, 1992,1200 songs inc. 39 spirituals with chords (only one verse given for most). Sing Out Pub. ---------------------------------- "Negro Folk Rhymes, New Expanded Edition, with Music" Talley, Thomas W., ed. by C. K. Wolfe, (1922) 1991, 318pp., secular. Univ. Tennessee Press (original MacMillan Co.) -------------------------------- "Negro Spirituals and Hymns" Jackson, Marylou I., 1935. J. Fischer & Bros. Scarce. Not seen. -------------------- Negro Spirituals Sheet music printed by G. Schirmer of many individual spirituals may be found by entering 'negro spirituals' at www.abebooks.com ------------------------------------ "Fleuve profond, sombre riviere, Les 'Negro soirituals, commentaires et traductions" Yourcenar, Marguerite, 251pp. Gallimand, Paris. Scarce, not seen. ---------------------------------- "Stories and Spirituals of the Negro Slave" Emerson, Wm. Canfield, 1893, musical scores (reprint c. 1930), 79pp. R G. Badger. Not seen. ---------------------------------- "Deep River, Reflections on the Religious Insight of Certain of the Negro Spirituals." Thurman, Howard, 1945, 1955 rev. and enlarged. Eucalyptus Press Mills College; Harper & Bros. Very Scarce. ------------------------------ "White and Negro Spirituals, Tracing 200 Years of Untrammeled Song Making and Song Singinf Among Our Country Folk" Jackson, George Pullen, 1943. J. J. Augustin. Very Scarce. -------------------------- "The Bible and the Negro Spirituals" Friedel, L. M., 1947, 24pp., St. Augustine Seminary. Very scarce. ------------------------------ "The Treasure of Negro Spirituals" Chambers, H. A. ed., 1953, 125pp., 4to, 42 spirituals. Blandford Press, London. ---------------------------- "Nine Negro Spirituals" Gaul, Harvey B., 1918, 25pp. Ditson, NY, not seen. ----------------------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 13 May 05 - 03:54 PM Correction "Singa Hipsy Doodle and other Folk Songs of West Virginia" Boette, Marie, 1971, 177pp., 4to, a collection of West Virginia songs with music. The six spirituals are 'white.' McClain Printing Co., Parsons, West Virginia ------------------------------------ |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 13 May 05 - 05:49 PM Recently purchased this excellent collection: ---------------------------------------------- "American Folk Poetry, an Anthology" Emrich, Duncan, 1974, 831pp., a section on Hymns, religious pieces and carols, pp. 355-414, including spirituals. No music. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Toronto. (Emrich was chief of the Folklore Section of the Library of Congress for ten years). ------------------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 13 May 05 - 10:01 PM Add: --------------------- "The Treasury of Negro Spirituals" Chambers, H. A., 1959, 1970, 125pp., 4to, 30 spirituals arr. for solo voice and piano. Emerson Books NY; Blandford Press London. ------------------------------ "Negro Slave Songs in the United States" Fisher, Miles M., 1953; 1968; 1978, 223pp., songs and spirituals. Cornell Univ. Press; Russell & Russell; Citadel Press- Allen Billington and M. M. Fisher. -------------------------- "Handy's Collection of Negro Spirituals, 2 vol." Handy, William. C., 1938., Handy Bros. Music, NY. Not seen. --------------------------- "The Social Implications of Early Negro Music in the United States" Katz, Bernard, ed., 1969, 150 songs, many with music, 146pp. Arno Press and NY Times. ----------------------- "The New Negro" Locke, Alain, ed., 1968, 1997 reprints, 452pp., with article "The Negro Spirituals." Johnson reprint; Simon and Schuster reprint. --------------------------------- "The Forge and the Flame: The Story of How the Afro-American Spiritual Was Hammered Out." Lovell, John J., 1972, 1986, 686pp. Macmillan; Paragon House. Scarce. ---------------------------- "The Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death" Thurman, Newman, 1947, 1969, 56pp. Harper & Bros., Harper & Row. ------------------------- "American Negro Folk Songs" White, Newman I., 1925, 1965, 501pp., 86 spirituals complete or in part in section on religious songs. Harvard Univ. Press; Folklore Associates. -------------------------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 18 May 05 - 05:31 PM More: ------------------------------ "Afro-America Sings" Anon, 1971, Board of Education of the City of Detroit. No further information ------------------------------ "Look Away: 50 Negro Folk Songs" Anderson, Walter F., n.d., Cooperative Recreation Service. No further information. ---------------------- "Baptist Hymnal" Syme, W. H., ed., 1956, 1991, other eds., 566pp. Convention Press, Nashville. ----------------------------------- "Negro Folk Songs" Brown, Lawrence, c. 1930. Associated Music Publishers NY; Schorr, London. No other data. ---------------------------------- "All Night All Day. A Child's First Book of African American Spirituals" Bryan, Ashley, 1991, twenty selected spirituals. Athenium, NY. ------------------------------- "The Spirituals of Harry T. Burleigh, 1925, 1984, 4to, 203pp. Belwin-Mills Pub. Scarce. --------------------------------- "Songs and Stories of Afro-Americans" Glass, Paul, 1971, 4to, 61pp., children's book. Grosset & Dunlap. --------------------------------- "Climbing Jacob's Ladder. Heroes of the Bible in African-American Spirituals" Lanstaff, John, ed., 1991, no further information. Maxwell Macmillan International, NY. --------------------------------------------- "Road to Heaven: Twenty-eight Negro Spirituals" Logan, Wm. A., 1955 reprint. Univ. Alabama Press. Scarce --------------------------------------- "Our Singing Country, Folk Songs and Ballads" Lomax, John A. and Alan, 1941, 2000 Dover reprint, 416pp., 16 Negro spirituals, some secular Negro songs including Bahaman. Macmillan Co. NY; Dover. --------------------------------------- "Lift Ev'ry Voice: NAACP Song Book" Anon. 1972. No further information. ------------------ "Lyrics of the Afro-American Spiritual" Peters, Erskine, 1993, no further data. Greenwood Press, CT -------------- "A Book of Negro Songs" Tobit, Janet E., 1950. No further information. Pleasantville, NY. -------------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 19 May 05 - 07:55 PM Two more of some importance ----------------------------------- "Creole Songs from New Orleans" Peterson, C. G., 1902. New Orleans. Very Scarce. ------------------------------------------- "In Old Alabama, Being the Chronicles of Miss Mouse, the Little Black Merchant." Hobson, Anne, 1903, 1976, 231pp., 81 pp. devoted to plantation songs, including 54 spirituals and songs. Doubleday, Page & Co.; reprint by Books for Libraries Press. ---------------------------- |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 11 Oct 05 - 02:19 PM "Thirty-Six South Carolina Spirituals," 1928, Carl Diton, G. Schirmer, Inc. NY. A scarce booklet with music for all spirituals in the collection, which was made in 1913. Although a number of these spirituals are in other collections, there are verses not found in other versions. The Index is put in alphabetical order below. All I Do, the People Keep A-Grumbeling p. 29 Band of Angels p. 30 The Blood Done Signed My Name p. 20 Every Little Step Goes Higher p. 47 Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit p. 10 Ezekiel Said There Was a Wheel in a Wheel p. 42 Fisherman Peter p. 37 Fix Me, Jesus p. 45 Funeral Chant p. 38 Going to Pull Any War-Clothes p. 24 Holy, Holy, You Promised to Answer Prayer p. 8 I Ain't Gwine to Grieve My Lord No More p. 14 I Can't Stay Behind p. 49 I Want to Climb Up Jacob's Ladder p. 2 I Wish I Have Had an Eagle Wing p. 6 I'm A-Going to Eat at the Welcome Table p. 22 I've Been Trying to Live Humble 48 I've Got a Home in the Rock, Don't You See p. 16 Jesus Rides That Milk-White Horse p. 12 Look Away in the Heaven p. 54 May Be the Last Time, I Don't Know p. 28 Motherless Children Have a Hard Time p. 27 Never Leave Me Alone p. 26 Ride On, Conquering King p. 44 Ring the Bells p. 40 Road Is Rugged, But I Must Go p. 32 Roll, Jordan, Roll p. 51 Same Train p. 53 Stand on the Sea of Glass p. 38 (incomplete) This Is the Man p. 36 Walk in Jerusalem, Just Like John p. 50 Way in the Heaven Bye-an-Bye p. 23 Weep No More for Baby p. 39 When the Train Comes Along p. 4 When You Hear My Coffin Sound p. 41 You Go, I'll Go with You p. 46 |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 25 Jan 07 - 04:40 PM Moved here from: Subject: RE: African-American Spirituals Permathread From: Q - PM Date: 12 May 05 - 04:24 PM Spirituals and hymns printed, words and music, in: Barton, William E., 1898, "Old Plantation Hymns," New England Magazine v. 25, issue 4, Dec. 1898, pp. 443-456. (In order they appear) Howdy, Howdy! Down in the Valley to Pray Goin' Over on de Uddah Side of Jordan Tell Bruddah Lijah Soon in de Morning Mighty Rocky Road New Born Again Walk Through the Valley in Peace Gone Along Cold, Icy Hand Soldier of the Cross [cf. white hymn, "Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep"] This World Is Not My Home Heaven Bells Ringin' in My Soul Sweet Heaven Dese Dry Bones of Mine Hard to Rise Again I Want to Die A-Shouting Comfort in Heaven Wake Up, Children I Want to Go Where Jesus Is Come Along Down By the River [Side] The Winter Soon Be Over Pray On Dem Charming Bells We're Some of the Praying People Wear a Starry Crown Barton, Wm. E., 1899, "Hymns of the Slave and the Freedman," New England Magazine, v. 25 issue 5, Jan. 1899. Motherless Child I'll Be There [cf. I'll Fly Away] Heaven Bells Ringin' and I'm A-Goin' Home Mighty Day Anybody Here? Rule Death in His Arms The Coffin to Bind Me Down I Don't Want you Go On and Leave Me The Old Ship of Zion Po' Me! Troubled in Mind [Not the tune of the blues song] Before I'd Be a Slave Sinner, You Better Get Ready Little David, Play on Your Harp I'm Goin to Sing Stay in the Field Soldier For Jesus Gwine Ter Jine de Band Big Camp Meeting in the Promised Land Crowned Him Lord of All When that General Roll Is Called I'm Goin' to Walk with Jesus By Myself Done Been Sanctified Now Don't You Want to Go? You Can't Cross Here These Bones Gwineter Rise Again Barton, Wm. E., 1899, "Recent Negro Melodies," New England Magazine, v. 25 issue 6, Feb. 1899, pp. 707-715. Git On the Evening Train Walk Jerusalem Jes' Like John New Burying Ground [extended lyrics] How Long, Watchman? Sabbath Has No End [extended lyrics] The Christians' Hymn of the Crucifixion Were You There? Peter on the Sea Jes' Gwine Ober in de Heabenlye Lan' In That Great Day Been Down Into the Sea When the Chariot Comes Who Dat Yandah? (Seemed the best place for me to make and preserve this list) |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 25 Jan 07 - 10:40 PM Note to above; The New England magazine is online. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Jan 07 - 10:08 AM I've asked if we can retitle this thread to shift its focus to what we actually produced in it-- bibliography. And I've re-written the opening post's teal-colored text to reflect that. I stripped out the outdated posts (while not deleting the posts themselves), so we will have room to move things around as the remaining entries are re-organized. It's going to be too big to fit comfortably into the Spirituals Permathread when we're done fixing it up, IMO, but of course as soon as it starts to look functional I'll put a link to this into the Spirituals Permathread's table of contents. ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Jan 07 - 10:38 AM http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=98562 'My Spirituals' by Eva Jessye. rare book... see above thread for leads. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals in Print Index From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Jan 07 - 11:12 AM Moved here from Spirituals Permathread: Jones, B, et al (1972) Step it down:games, plays, songs, and stories from the Afro-American heritage New Your, Harper & Row. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Feb 07 - 02:27 PM from Q (duplicates?) Pike, Gustavus D., 1873, "The Jubilee Singers," c. 220 pp., Lee & Shepherd, Boston; Hodder and Stoughton, London. Contains words and music, with index, to "many of" the songs sung by the Jubilee Singers (Seward collection). This is the only edition authorized, as near as I can find out. Several editions of "Negro Spirituals, or The Songs of the Jubilee Singers" were issued by W. J. Gibbs, Bromley, Kent, with many additional spirituals (140 in the copy I have, printed c. 1920s). Some of these may not have been sung by the "Jubilee Singers." Sources and dates of additions not given. A listing of the spirituals or 'Negro Hymns' printed in Jour. American Folklore, with vol.-page citation may be useful. This Journal started publication in 1888. I have access. Q |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 01 Feb 07 - 04:23 PM Full reference- Jessye, Eva, 1927, "My Spirituals," 81pp. plus 8, edited Gordon H. Whyte and Hugo Frey. Contains 17 spirituals in dialect, from Kansas. Quarto, Robbins, Engel, New York. Jessye was chorus director for the Gershwin opera, "Porgy and Bess."
1 February, 2007 Q, do we know which songs are in the Jessye work? ~SH~ |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 07 Feb 07 - 02:04 PM Additional references have been added to the draft. A threefold division may be useful: 1. Books of spirituals, and original books containing spirituals and other folksong. Question- What to do with Brown, North Carolina Folklore; Randolph, Ozark Folk-Songs; and other regional compendia. My inclination is to include those that include important lyrics and/or music of spirituals. I would cite only those I know contain spirituals; as others are identified, they can be added (a lot I haven't seen). 2. Journal and Magazine articles containing spirituals. This group has scarcely been touched; some very important, e. g., Jour. American Folklore. 3. Important song books containing spirituals. (E. g., Folksingers Wordbook, Rise Up Singing, Schlein songbooks). Many performers are only interested in these. ----------------------------------------- I am preparing the bibliography in standard form- Author, dates inc. important reprints, title, # pages, publisher(s), and brief note if necessary. Those that are online would be identified. I find it impossible to think or organize by title first. Having prepared bibliographies and reference lists for my own publications and those of others, I know that this is the only accepted format in peer-reviewed journals and books. The fragments of the attempt at title first are being fed into the shredder. ------------------------------- The disorganized bits and pieces of bibliography posted in the thread perhaps should remain until something better is ready. Someone looking for a reference might find it helpful. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: wysiwyg Date: 07 Feb 07 - 04:33 PM OK. So... on the mechanics, how are we going to move your new material in? Are you going to post it here and then I'll start re-organizing? Do you want me to wait till you have it in whole, get it in email, and work from that to put it up? ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 07 Feb 07 - 05:06 PM The Biblio. is going into WORD. I could scan and email, easy and quick for me. A-C done. Journals and periodicals on separate list (the few looked at so far). Useful general songbooks like FSWB that include spirituals on separate list. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: wysiwyg Date: 07 Feb 07 - 05:13 PM No need to scan-- if I get it as a Word doc attached in email, I can grab text from it to paste in. Can you email Word attachments? ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: Azizi Date: 07 Feb 07 - 05:34 PM Susan, kudos to you and Q on the extensive bibliography that you are compiling. However, may I ask what Bessie Jones & Bess Lomax Hawes' book "Step it down: games, plays, songs, and stories from the Afro-American heritage" have to do with African American spirituals? I haven't been able to find my copy of this book for some months, but I'm sure that I remember correctly that the examples in this collection are all non-religious children's games and rhymes. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 07 Feb 07 - 05:57 PM ? Azizi, not in my biblio. I think Wy... was putting it here as a note to herself. |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: wysiwyg Date: 07 Feb 07 - 08:23 PM Someone left that in the spirituals permathread as a suggested resource, and I moved it here. It will be up to Q what to include, or not. I'm mostly just going to do the tech work on this project. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: African American Spirituals Bibliography From: GUEST,L Date: 08 Aug 07 - 11:14 AM Some links to online references: Afro American Folk Songs By Henry Edward Krehbiel, Published 1914, G. Schirmer, 176 pages Old Plantation Hymns By William Eleazar, Barton, Published 1899, Lamson, Wolffe, 45 pages Slave Songs of the United States By Charles Pickard Ware, Lucy McKim Garrison, William Francis Allen, Compiled by William, Francis Allen, Published 1867, A. Simpson & Co., 115 pages, Original from the University of Michigan |
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