American folksongs of protest /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Greenway, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1953.
Subjects:
Protest songs > United States.
Ballads, English > United States.
Songs, English > United States.
Folk songs, English > United States.
Chansons contestataires > États-Unis.
Chansons anglaises > États-Unis.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Folk & Traditional.
Ballads, English.
Folk songs, English.
Protest songs.
Songs, English.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction. THE POSITION OF SONGS OF PROTEST IN FOLK LITERATURE
  • 1. An historical survey
  • 2. Negro songs of protest
  • 3. The songs of the textile workers
  • 4. Songs of the miners
  • 5. The migratory workers
  • 6. Songs of the farmers
  • 7. A labor miscellany
  • 8. The song-makers
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • List of Composers
  • List of Songs and Ballads
  • Index

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