Browse: Scarecrow Press (publisher), Folk & World
This page lists all books published by Scarecrow Press.
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a delightful and insightful contribution...all of the essays in the book are informative, well-written and opinionated — More…
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The Late Victorian Folksong Revival: The Persistence of English Melody, 1878-1903
- Author: Gregory, E. David
A welcome follow-up to Gregory's Victorian Songhunters: The Recovery and Editing of English Vernacular Ballads and Folk Lyrics, 1820-1833 (2006), this book presents tunes and texts for hundreds... — More…
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Scott Barretta's selections gather together a body of little-known published materials. . . .Some content is newsy, freezeframing points in time. Some insights and observations about Joan Baez,... — More…
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African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics: The Lawrence Gellert Story
- Author: Conforth, Bruce M.
Among collectors of African American folksong, Lawrence Gellert is undeservedly obscure. Eccentric and controversial, he led an adventurous life, many details of which are uncertain. His family... — More…
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The Ballad Collectors of North America: How Gathering Folksongs Transformed Academic Thought and American Identity
- Editor: Spencer, Scott B.
Part of the American Folk Music and Musicians series, the subtitle of this latest release indicates the tilt taken toward the serious scholarly study of traditional music. With chapter contributions... — More…
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An abundant supply of 'best-of' lists for songs, albums, and musical acts of various genres exists. However, there is a relative dearth of resources to guide music lovers to books about quality... — More…
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the most complete study in English of the repertoire of Iraqi classical music, with a systematic exposition of scales, transcriptions of performances drawing on a number of Iraqi recorded sources,... — More…
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a welcome addition to the growing body of this music available to us....It should be a part of the personal library of all voice teachers, especially those who teach Spanish speaking students — More…
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A complete and thorough book that reveals little-known facts about the dulcimer's origins on the early Appalachian frontier and its design traditions. A good choice for libraries with strong... — More…
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Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines: American Songs of War And Love, 1898-1946, A Resource Guide
- Author: Walsh, Thomas
By demonstrating that songwriters were also thinking about the Philippines and Filipinos, Walsh pushes us to reimagine, or at least expand, this early history of popular music. . . .In Tin Pan... — More…
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$162.00
