Adventures of a ballad hunter /

Growing up beside the Chisholm Trail, captivated by the songs of passing cowboys and his bosom friend, an African American farmhand, John A. Lomax developed a passion for American folk songs that ultimately made him one of the foremost authorities on this fundamental aspect of Americana. Across many...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2017.
Edición:First University of Texas Press edition.
Colección:Focus on American history series.
Temas:
Lomax, John A. > (John Avery), > 1867-1948.
Ethnomusicologists > United States > Biography.
Ballads, English > United States > History and criticism.
Ethnomusicologues > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage
Ballads, English.
Ethnomusicologists.
United States.
Biography
Autobiography
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Boyhood in Bosque
  • College
  • Hunting cowboy songs
  • Twenty years interim
  • American ballads and folk songs
  • Penitentiary negroes
  • Iron head and Clear Rock
  • Alabama red land
  • Burials, baptizings and a penitentiary sermon
  • Chanteys, ballads, work songs and calls
  • Some interesting people
  • Melodies and memories.

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