Slave Songs of the United States: 136 Songs Complete with Sheet Music and Notes on Slavery and African-American History

by William Francis Allen

136 songs of African-American slaves, collected and compiled a few years after the Emancipation Proclamation, are presented here complete with their musical notation in this superb edition.

In the introduction, the chief compiler of this music, William Francis Allen, expresses his admiration for the musical talents of black Americans. He mentions that even prior to the end of slavery, public appreciation existed. Yet Allen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789875927
• ISBN13: 9781789875928
• Release Date: January 1867
• Publisher: Pantianos Classics
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"