Songs of America : a cavalcade of popular songs, with commentaries / edited by David Ewen ; arrangements by Mischa and Wesley Portnoff.
| Author/creator | Ewen, David editor. |
| Other author | Portnoff, Mischa, 1901-1979, arranger of music. |
| Other author | Portnoff, Wesley, 1900-1969, arranger of music. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, ©1947. |
| Description | 246 pages : music ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The liberty song -- Free America -- Father and I went down to camp -- Chester -- Jefferson and Liberty -- Hail, Columbia! -- The Erie Canal song -- King Alcohol -- Woodman, spare that tree -- The promised land -- Skip to my Lou -- Barbara Allen -- Cumberland Gap -- The Shanty man's life -- Blow, boys, blow -- Rio Grande -- The banks of the Sacramento -- Gimme dat ol'-time religion -- Nobody knows the trouble I've seen -- All God's chillun got wings -- Were you there? -- Ole zip coon -- Jump Jim Crow -- Old Dan Tucker -- Polly-wolly-doodle -- The big sunflower -- The camptown races -- Old folks at home (Swanee River) -- Dixie -- Battle Hymn of the Republic -- The battle-cry of freedom -- Paddy works on the railroad -- The Old Chisholm Trail -- Oh bury me not on the lone prairie -- Home on the range -- The boll weevil -- John Henry -- The old miner's refrain -- Down in a coal mine -- The poor working girl -- Jim Fisk -- dt Croquet -- Up in a balloon -- The ma on the flying trapeze -- While strolling through the park one day -- O Fred tell them to stop -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill! -- Throw him down McCloskey -- The Mulligan Guard -- In the evening by the moonlight -- I'll take you home again Kathleen -- After the ball -- Daisy Bell -- The band played on -- My gal is a high born lady -- The bully song -- At a Georgia camp meeting -- When Johnny comes marching home. |
| General note | Notated music of popular songs with commentary. |
| LCCN | 47011556 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3551.E85 S6 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |