The Civil War songbook : complete original sheet music for 37 songs / selected, and with an introd., by Richard Crawford.
| Other author | Crawford, Richard, 1935-2024 |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Publication Info | New York : Dover Publications, 1977. |
| Description | xiii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The battle cry of freedom / Geo. F. Root -- Battle hymn of the republic -- Glory! glory! hallelujah! -- I wish I was in Dixie's land / Dan. D. Emmett -- The bonnie blue flag / Harry Macarthy -- Maryland, my Maryland! -- Southron's chant of defiance / A.E. Blackmar -- We are coming father Abra'am / L.O. Emerson -- Marching through Georgia / Henry Clay Work -- Who'll save the left / Geo. F. Root -- Tramp! tramp! tramp! (The prisoner's hope) / Geo. F. Root -- Just before the battle, mother / Geo. F. Root -- The soldier's return / J.R. Thomas -- Tenting on the old camp ground / Walter Kittredge -- All quiet along the Potomac tonight / John Hill Hewitt -- The Grant pill / J.C. Beckel -- O I'm a good old rebel -- The children of the battle field / J.G. Clark -- Comrades, I am dying! / B. Sontag -- The drummer boy of Shiloh / Will. S. Hays -- Little major / Henry C. Work -- The dying volunteer of the 6th Massachusetts regiment / G. Gumpert -- Bear gently, so gently / Chr. Mathias -- Can I go, dearest mother? / Bernard Covert -- Weeping, sad and lonely (or When this cruel war is over) / Henry Tucker -- Oh, come you from the battle-field? / Geo. F. Root -- When Johnny comes marching home / Louis Lambert -- Vacant chair / Geo. F. Root -- Brave boys are they / Henry Clay Work -- Mother is the battle over? / Benedict Roefs -- Grafted into the army / Henry C. Work -- Jeff in petticoats / Henry Tucker -- The new emancipation song / Mrs. Parkhurst -- Glory! glory! (or The little octoroon / Geo. F. Root -- Kingdom coming / Henry C. Work -- '63 in the jubilee / D.A. French -- We are coming from the cotton fields / J.C. Wallace. |
| General note | The songs are "reprinted from the original sheet music in the collections of William Lloyd Keepers and Lester S. Levy, and the William Clements Library, Univ. of Michigan." |
| LCCN | 76020846 |
| ISBN | 0486234223 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | M1637.C6 C7 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |