Author: the late Robert James Branham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195350294
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Although it isn't the official national anthem, America may be the most important and interesting patriotic song in our national repertoire. Sweet Freedom's Song: "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America is a celebration and critical exploration of the complicated musical, cultural and political roles played by the song America over the past 250 years. Popularly known as My Country 'Tis of Thee and as God Save the King/Queen before that this tune has a history as rich as the country it extols. In Sweet Freedom's Song, Robert Branham and Stephen Hartnett chronicle this song's many incarnations over the centuries. Colonial Americans, Southern slaveowners, abolitionists, temperance campaigners and labor leaders, among others, appropriated and adapted the tune to create anthems for their own struggles. Because the song has been invoked by nearly every grassroots movement in American history, the story of America offers important insights on the story of democracy in the United States. An examination of America as a historical artifact and cultural text, Sweet Freedoms Song is a reflection of the rebellious spirit of Americans throughout our nations history. The late Robert James Branham and his collaborator, Stephen Hartnett, have produced a thoroughly-researched, delightfully written book that will appeal to scholars and patriots of all stripes.
Sweet Freedom's Song
Author: the late Robert James Branham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195350294
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Although it isn't the official national anthem, America may be the most important and interesting patriotic song in our national repertoire. Sweet Freedom's Song: "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America is a celebration and critical exploration of the complicated musical, cultural and political roles played by the song America over the past 250 years. Popularly known as My Country 'Tis of Thee and as God Save the King/Queen before that this tune has a history as rich as the country it extols. In Sweet Freedom's Song, Robert Branham and Stephen Hartnett chronicle this song's many incarnations over the centuries. Colonial Americans, Southern slaveowners, abolitionists, temperance campaigners and labor leaders, among others, appropriated and adapted the tune to create anthems for their own struggles. Because the song has been invoked by nearly every grassroots movement in American history, the story of America offers important insights on the story of democracy in the United States. An examination of America as a historical artifact and cultural text, Sweet Freedoms Song is a reflection of the rebellious spirit of Americans throughout our nations history. The late Robert James Branham and his collaborator, Stephen Hartnett, have produced a thoroughly-researched, delightfully written book that will appeal to scholars and patriots of all stripes.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195350294
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Although it isn't the official national anthem, America may be the most important and interesting patriotic song in our national repertoire. Sweet Freedom's Song: "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America is a celebration and critical exploration of the complicated musical, cultural and political roles played by the song America over the past 250 years. Popularly known as My Country 'Tis of Thee and as God Save the King/Queen before that this tune has a history as rich as the country it extols. In Sweet Freedom's Song, Robert Branham and Stephen Hartnett chronicle this song's many incarnations over the centuries. Colonial Americans, Southern slaveowners, abolitionists, temperance campaigners and labor leaders, among others, appropriated and adapted the tune to create anthems for their own struggles. Because the song has been invoked by nearly every grassroots movement in American history, the story of America offers important insights on the story of democracy in the United States. An examination of America as a historical artifact and cultural text, Sweet Freedoms Song is a reflection of the rebellious spirit of Americans throughout our nations history. The late Robert James Branham and his collaborator, Stephen Hartnett, have produced a thoroughly-researched, delightfully written book that will appeal to scholars and patriots of all stripes.
Songs of America
Author: Jon Meacham
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593132963
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw “Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music—by the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” to “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for women’s suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined generations, and the cultural and political climates that produced them. Readers will discover the power of music in the lives of figures such as Harriet Tubman, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and will learn more about some of our most beloved musicians and performers, including Marian Anderson, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Songs of America explores both famous songs and lesser-known ones, expanding our understanding of the scope of American music and lending deeper meaning to the historical context of such songs as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” “Over There,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” As Quincy Jones says, Meacham and McGraw have “convened a concert in Songs of America,” one that reminds us of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we, at our best, can be.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0593132963
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw “Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music—by the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” to “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for women’s suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined generations, and the cultural and political climates that produced them. Readers will discover the power of music in the lives of figures such as Harriet Tubman, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and will learn more about some of our most beloved musicians and performers, including Marian Anderson, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Songs of America explores both famous songs and lesser-known ones, expanding our understanding of the scope of American music and lending deeper meaning to the historical context of such songs as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” “Over There,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” As Quincy Jones says, Meacham and McGraw have “convened a concert in Songs of America,” one that reminds us of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we, at our best, can be.
Franklin Square Song Collection
Author: John Piersol McCaskey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Treasury of Favorite Song
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Popular music
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Popular music
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Franklin Square Song Collection
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Songbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This collection contains compositions for which no composer is named and compositions by: Abt; Auber; Balfe, M.W.; Barrows; Bellini; de Beriot, C.W.; Bliss P.P., the elder; Bradbury; Bruce, M.; Converse; Cooper G.; Doane, G.W.; Donizetti; Dun, F.; Dwight, T.; Dykes; Eckert; Esser; Evans, J.M.; Ewing; Faber, F.N.; Flotow; Franc, G.; Geibel; Glover, C.W.; Glover, S.; von Gluck; Gould, J.E.; Hall, W.B.; Havergal, W.H.; Haydn, F.J.; Haydn, J.M.; Herold, F.; Lindsay, M.; Lover, S.; Lyte, E.O.; Mason, L.; Matz; Molloy, J.L.; Monk, W.H.; Moore, T.; Mozart; Muloch, Miss D.M.; Nägeli; Nairne, Lady; Normino; Offenbach; Phillips, P.; de Pinna, J.; Rimbult, E.F.; Root; Rossini; Rouget de Lisle; Schumann, R.; Sherwin; Silcher; Stevenson; Stockhausen; Taubert; Unseld; Wagner, R.; Wallace, W.V.; Webbe; von Weber; Weimar; Werner; Wesley, C.; Wilhelm, C.; Woodbury; Wrighton; Zundel.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Songbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This collection contains compositions for which no composer is named and compositions by: Abt; Auber; Balfe, M.W.; Barrows; Bellini; de Beriot, C.W.; Bliss P.P., the elder; Bradbury; Bruce, M.; Converse; Cooper G.; Doane, G.W.; Donizetti; Dun, F.; Dwight, T.; Dykes; Eckert; Esser; Evans, J.M.; Ewing; Faber, F.N.; Flotow; Franc, G.; Geibel; Glover, C.W.; Glover, S.; von Gluck; Gould, J.E.; Hall, W.B.; Havergal, W.H.; Haydn, F.J.; Haydn, J.M.; Herold, F.; Lindsay, M.; Lover, S.; Lyte, E.O.; Mason, L.; Matz; Molloy, J.L.; Monk, W.H.; Moore, T.; Mozart; Muloch, Miss D.M.; Nägeli; Nairne, Lady; Normino; Offenbach; Phillips, P.; de Pinna, J.; Rimbult, E.F.; Root; Rossini; Rouget de Lisle; Schumann, R.; Sherwin; Silcher; Stevenson; Stockhausen; Taubert; Unseld; Wagner, R.; Wallace, W.V.; Webbe; von Weber; Weimar; Werner; Wesley, C.; Wilhelm, C.; Woodbury; Wrighton; Zundel.
Songs of Pilgrimage
Author: Horace Lorenzo Hastings
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Franklin Square Song Collection. Two Hundred Favorite Songs and Hymns for School and Homes, Nursery and Fireside
Author: John Piersol McCaskey
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385435501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385435501
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Hymns and Sacred Songs
Author: Edwin Othello Excell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Hymns and Sacred Songs
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Songs for the Sanctuary: Or, Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hymns, English
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description