One of the rarest of these country songbooks, John McCurry's "The Social Harp" (1855) contains 222 pieces, mostly folktune settings, half of which were composed by McCurry and others in Hart County, Georgia. This facsimile reprinting is provided with appendices useful for the study of its sources and with an introduction containing information that throws light on the men who wrote for nineteenth-century American songsters and the reasons for the eventual neglect of their music.
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One of the rarest of these country songbooks, John McCurry's "The Social Harp" (1855) contains 222 pieces, mostly folktune settings, half of which were composed by McCurry and others in Hart County, Georgia. This facsimile reprinting is provided with appendices useful for the study of its sources and with an introduction containing information that throws light on the men who wrote for nineteenth-century American songsters and the reasons for the eventual neglect of their music.
Imprint | University of Georgia Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2009 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Editors | Daniel W Patterson, John F. Garst |
Authors | John G. McCurry |
Dimensions | 140 x 210 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 296 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8203-3151-5 |
Barcode | 9780820331515 |
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LSN | 0-8203-3151-1 |