State songs of the United States : an annotated anthology / compiled by William E. Studwell and Bruce R. Schueneman ; songs assembled and revised by Bruce R. Schuenemann.

Other author Studwell, William E. (William Emmett), 1936-2010.
Other author Schueneman, Bruce R., 1955-
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoNew York : Haworth Press, ©1997.
Description1 score (xix), 225 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Alabama / Julia S. Tutwiler ; Edna Glockel Gussen -- Arizona march song / Margaret Rowe Clifford ; Maurice Blumenthal -- Arkansas / Eva Ware Barnett -- Arkansas traveler -- I love you, California / F.B. Silverwood ; A.F. Frankenstein -- Where the columbines grow / A.J. Fynn -- Yankee Doodle -- Our Delaware / George B. Hynson ; Will M.S. Brown -- Old folks at home / Stephen Foster -- Georgia / Robert Loveman ; Lollie Belle Wylie -- Hawai'i Pono'i / David Kalakaua ; H. Berger -- Here we have Idaho / Albert J. Tompkins (verses) ; McKinley Helm (chorus) ; Sallie Hume-Douglas -- Illinois / C.H. Chamberlin ; Archibald Johnston -- On the banks of the Wabash, far away / Paul Dresser -- Iowa corn song / Ray W. Lockhard ; George Hamilton ; Edward Riley -- Song of Iowa / S.H.M. Byers -- Home on the range / Brewster Higley ; Dan Kelley -- My old Kentucky home, good-night! / Stephen Foster -- My Louisiana / Howard A. Winburn ; Henry Wehrmann -- State of Maine / Roger Vinton Snow -- Maryland, my Maryland! / James Ryder Randall -- All hail to Massachusetts / Arthur J Marsh -- My Michigan / Oliver D. Salisbury -- Hail! Minnesota / Truman E. Rickard ; Arthur E. Upson -- Mississippi days / Ballard MacDonald ; Al Piantadosi -- Missouri waltz / J.R. Shannon ; Frederic Knight Logan -- Montana / Charles C. Cohan ; Joseph E. Howard -- Beautiful Nebraska / Jim Fras ; Guy G. Miller -- Old New Hampshire / John. F. Holmes ; Maurice Hoffmann -- Ode to New Jersey -- O, fair New Mexico / Elizabeth Garrett -- The sidewalks of New York / Charles B. Lawlor ; James W. Blake -- Old north state / William Gaston ; arr. Mrs. E.E. Randolph -- Beautiful Ohio / Ballard MacDonald ; Mary Earl -- Oregon, my Oregon / J.A. Buchanan ; Henry B. Murtagh -- Pennsylvania / Eddie Khoury ; Ronnie Bonner -- Rhode Island march song / T. Clarke Brown -- Carolina / Henry Timrod ; Anne Curtis Burgess -- Hail! South Dakota / Deecort Hammitt -- I hear you calling me, Tennessee / Powell I. Ford ; Ray Russell -- Yellow rose of Texas / J.K. -- Utah, we love thee / Evan Stephens -- Hail, Vermont! / Josephine Hovey Perry -- Carry me back to old Virginia / James Bland -- Washington my home / Helen Davis ; arr. Stuart Chruchill -- West Virginia hills / Ellen King ; H.E. Engle -- On, Wisconsin! / J.S. Hubbard ; C.D. Rosa ; W.T. Purdy -- Wyoming / C.E. Winter ; G.E. Knapp.
Abstract This book is essential for musicians, historians, or librarians interested in the words, lyrics, and historical background of the songs that symbolize our individual states. This easy-to-use reference includes many famous state songs that were written by such well-known songwriters and musicians as Stephen Foster, Andy Razaf, Lucky Roberts, Hoagy Carmichael, Al Piantadosi, and Guy Miller. Full of information on the official and unofficial songs of the 50 states, State Songs of the United States includes: -- historical annotations for 69 official and unofficial state songs, including "Yankee Doodle", "Georgia on My Mind", and the "Tennessee Waltz"-- lyrics and music for 48 of the songs listed, such as "Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Home on the Range"-- more than one official song for 46 of the states, including Arkansas, California, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Montana. As part of the historical background, State Songs of the United States informs you as to when a song was written, who wrote it, and what musician composed the music for it. The only anthology of American song presented from an academic point of view, this reference also covers when and why official songs became adopted by their respective states. After reading this anthology, you will discover how the lyrics of our state songs reflect the period in which they were written and why many lyrics have been changed since, for reasons such as racial or gender prejudice. State Songs of the United States offers you a unique look at music, America's past, and the pride of our 50 states.
General notePrincipally for voice and piano.
General note"Co-published simultaneously as Music reference services quarterly, volume 6, numbers 1/2 1997."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 213) and indexes.
Other title Music reference services quarterly.
LCCN 98703643