Sinful tunes and spirituals : black folk music to the Civil War

Sinful tunes and spirituals : black folk music to the Civil War /

Includes information on African dancing, Black instruments, Drums, Balafo, the role of music in daily life, funerals, pinkster, worksongs, New Orleans, Christianity, middle passage, African jig, drums, quills, banjo, bones, triangle, tambourine, fiddlers, boat songs, harvest songs, march songs, stre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Epstein, Dena J., 1916-2013
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana Chicago : University of Illinois Press, [2003]
Series:Music in American life.
Subjects:
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Spirituals (Songs) > History and criticism.
Item Description:
  • "Publication of this book was supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"--Title page verso.
  • Originally published: 1977. With new preface.

Stan Getz Library (150 Mass. Ave.) - Getz Stacks

Holdings details from Stan Getz Library (150 Mass. Ave.) - Getz Stacks
Call Number: ML3556 .E77 1977
Barcode: 37684001026614 Available Place a Hold

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