Author: Ned Halyard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Hear My Sad Story
Author: Richard Polenberg
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501701487
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In 2015, Bob Dylan said, "I learned lyrics and how to write them from listening to folk songs. And I played them, and I met other people that played them, back when nobody was doing it. Sang nothing but these folk songs, and they gave me the code for everything that's fair game, that everything belongs to everyone." In Hear My Sad Story, Richard Polenberg describes the historical events that led to the writing of many famous American folk songs that served as touchstones for generations of American musicians, lyricists, and folklorists. Those events, which took place from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, often involved tragic occurrences: murders, sometimes resulting from love affairs gone wrong; desperate acts borne out of poverty and unbearable working conditions; and calamities such as railroad crashes, shipwrecks, and natural disasters. All of Polenberg’s account of the songs in the book are grounded in historical fact and illuminate the social history of the times. Reading these tales of sorrow, misfortune, and regret puts us in touch with the dark but terribly familiar side of American history. On Christmas 1895 in St. Louis, an African American man named Lee Shelton, whose nickname was "Stack Lee," shot and killed William Lyons in a dispute over seventy-five cents and a hat. Shelton was sent to prison until 1911, committed another murder upon his release, and died in a prison hospital in 1912. Even during his lifetime, songs were being written about Shelton, and eventually 450 versions of his story would be recorded. As the song—you may know Shelton as Stagolee or Stagger Lee—was shared and adapted, the emotions of the time were preserved, but the fact that the songs described real people, real lives, often fell by the wayside. Polenberg returns us to the men and women who, in song, became legends. The lyrics serve as valuable historical sources, providing important information about what had happened, why, and what it all meant. More important, they reflect the character of American life and the pathos elicited by the musical memory of these common and troubled lives.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501701487
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In 2015, Bob Dylan said, "I learned lyrics and how to write them from listening to folk songs. And I played them, and I met other people that played them, back when nobody was doing it. Sang nothing but these folk songs, and they gave me the code for everything that's fair game, that everything belongs to everyone." In Hear My Sad Story, Richard Polenberg describes the historical events that led to the writing of many famous American folk songs that served as touchstones for generations of American musicians, lyricists, and folklorists. Those events, which took place from the early nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, often involved tragic occurrences: murders, sometimes resulting from love affairs gone wrong; desperate acts borne out of poverty and unbearable working conditions; and calamities such as railroad crashes, shipwrecks, and natural disasters. All of Polenberg’s account of the songs in the book are grounded in historical fact and illuminate the social history of the times. Reading these tales of sorrow, misfortune, and regret puts us in touch with the dark but terribly familiar side of American history. On Christmas 1895 in St. Louis, an African American man named Lee Shelton, whose nickname was "Stack Lee," shot and killed William Lyons in a dispute over seventy-five cents and a hat. Shelton was sent to prison until 1911, committed another murder upon his release, and died in a prison hospital in 1912. Even during his lifetime, songs were being written about Shelton, and eventually 450 versions of his story would be recorded. As the song—you may know Shelton as Stagolee or Stagger Lee—was shared and adapted, the emotions of the time were preserved, but the fact that the songs described real people, real lives, often fell by the wayside. Polenberg returns us to the men and women who, in song, became legends. The lyrics serve as valuable historical sources, providing important information about what had happened, why, and what it all meant. More important, they reflect the character of American life and the pathos elicited by the musical memory of these common and troubled lives.
Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo
Author: John Lithgow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442467444
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A lively and lyrical picture book jaunt from actor and author John Lithgow! Oh, children! Remember! Whatever you may do, Never play music right next to the zoo. They’ll burst from their cages, each beast and each bird, Desperate to play all the music they’ve heard. A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves in this hilarious picture book based on one of John Lithgow’s best-loved tunes.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442467444
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A lively and lyrical picture book jaunt from actor and author John Lithgow! Oh, children! Remember! Whatever you may do, Never play music right next to the zoo. They’ll burst from their cages, each beast and each bird, Desperate to play all the music they’ve heard. A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves in this hilarious picture book based on one of John Lithgow’s best-loved tunes.
The Tailor and the Mouse
Author: John M. Feierabend
Publisher: First Steps in Music
ISBN: 9781579999032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Chapter
Publisher: First Steps in Music
ISBN: 9781579999032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Chapter
The Song Garden
Author: Vicky Weber
Publisher: Trunk Up Books
ISBN: 9781734212969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Every year, Calla and her family participate in the town's showcase, but this year, she is determined to create a song garden without the help of her parents. Her friends all have great ideas, but writing a song doesn't come as easily to Calla. There are so many choices...what if she gets it wrong? Will Calla be able to conquer her worries and let her creativity shine through? Written by an elementary music teacher to spark composition in young readers, The Song Garden teaches children that their creations are truly their own.
Publisher: Trunk Up Books
ISBN: 9781734212969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Every year, Calla and her family participate in the town's showcase, but this year, she is determined to create a song garden without the help of her parents. Her friends all have great ideas, but writing a song doesn't come as easily to Calla. There are so many choices...what if she gets it wrong? Will Calla be able to conquer her worries and let her creativity shine through? Written by an elementary music teacher to spark composition in young readers, The Song Garden teaches children that their creations are truly their own.
Sea Songs, Tales, Etc
Author: Ned Halyard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sea poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
A Collection of Ancient and Modern Scottish Ballads, Tales, and Songs: Tales, continued. Songs
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Journal of Negro History
Author: Carter Godwin Woodson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The scope of the Journal include the broad range of the study of Afro-American life and history.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The scope of the Journal include the broad range of the study of Afro-American life and history.
Three Books of Song. (Tales of a Wayside Inn.-Judas Maccabæus.-Translations.).
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Folklore
Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.
A.L.A. Catalog, 1926
Author: Isabella Mitchell Cooper
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description