| Popular Music of the Olden Time a Collection of Ancient Songs, Ballads and Dance Tunes Illustrative of the National Music of England Part Two Contributor(s): Chappell, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419173367 ISBN-13: 9781419173363 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: 1859. Volume 2 of 2. With short introductions to the different reigns and notices of the airs from writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Also a short account of the minstrels. Contents Volume II: Conjectures as to Robin Hood; Ballads relating to the adventures of Robin Hood; Puritanism in its effects upon Music and its accessories and Introduction to the Commonwealth period; Songs and ballads of the civil war, and of the time of Cromwell; Introduction to the reign of Charles II.; Songs and ballads from Charles II. to William and Mary; Remarks on Anglo-Scottish songs; Specimens of ditto; Introduction to the reigns of Queen Anne, George I. and George II.; Songs and ballads of ditto; Traditional songs of uncertain date; and Religious Christmas Carols. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation - Music | Genres & Styles - International - Music | Printed Music - Choral |
| Dewey: 780.94 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6" W x 9" (1.41 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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