I HEAR AMERICA SINGING! Great Folk Songs from the Revolution to Rock.
Hazel Arnett
227 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 027563910X
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Language: English
Publish: 157795200000
This volume contains a wealth of folk songs reflecting the faith & vitality of our forebears. The songs are arranged for voice, piano, & guitar with lyrics. In addition to the music, Arnett includes vivid descriptions of America’s people over the past 200 years – their daily lives & travels, their food & drink, their homes & clothes, their work, their play. There are numerous color photos throughout the book The book is divided into these 1.Birth of American Song (1770s-1789) 2.One nation, land of liberty (1790-185) 3.Expansion, by land & by sea (1816-1859) 4.The blue & the gray (1860-1865) 5.New beginnings (1866-1899) 6.World power (1900-1929) 7.Depression to D Day (1930-1944) 8.Atomic age to space age (1945-1970s)