Author: James MaidmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A New Book of Old Ballads
Author: James MaidmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
Author: Julia BishopPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141964324
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
One of the Spectator's Books of the Year 2012 'Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders for to sail for old England But we hope in a short while to see you again' One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. They have thrived when sung on a whim to a handful of friends in a pub; they have bewitched generations of English composers who have set them for everything from solo violin to full orchestra; they are sung in concerts, festivals, weddings, funerals and with nobody to hear but the singer. This magical new collection brings together all the classic folk songs as well as many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Published in cooperation with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, it is a worthy successor to Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L.Lloyd's original Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. 'Her keen eye did glitter like the bright stars by night The robe she was wearing was costly and white Her bare neck was shaded with her long raven hair And they called her pretty Susan, the pride of Kildare' In association with EFDSS, the English Folk Dance and Song Society
A Book of Old Ballads
Author: American Ballads and Folk Songs
Author: John A. LomaxPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048631992X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.
The Book of Ballads and Sagas #3
Author: Charles VessPublisher:
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Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
English and Scottish Ballads (Vol. 1-8)
Author: Various AuthorsPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1828
Book Description
The Child Ballads are traditional ballads from England and Scotland, collected and anthologized by Francis James Child during the second half of the 19th century. The collection contains examples from the 13th century onward. However, the majority of the ballads date to the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Although some have very ancient influences, only a handful can be definitively traced to before 1600. Child Ballads are heavier and darker than other ballads. The topics of the ballads are romance, enchantment, devotion, determination, obsession, jealousy, forbidden love, hallucination, the suppressed truth, supernatural experiences and deeds, half-human creatures, teenagers, family strife, the boldness of outlaws, authority, lust, death, karma, punishment, sin, morality, vanity, folly, dignity, nobility, and many others. They contain stories of national heroes like Robin Hood and mysterious creatures like elves and fairies.
Birmingham free libraries. Catalogue of the reference library
Author: John Davis MullinsThe Roxburghe Ballads, Etc
Author: Ballad Society (London)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads
Author: Francis James ChildPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108076386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Published 1882-98, this ten-part work by Harvard's first professor of English became an essential resource for scholars and folklorists.
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