| World War I Sheet Music: 9,670 Patriotic Songs Published in the United States, 1914-1920, with More Than 600 Covers Illustrated Contributor(s): Parker, Bernard S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786424931 ISBN-13: 9780786424931 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: This comprehensive listing catalogs the patriotic sheet music of World War I. The introductory text covers the sheet music publishing business of the time and describes how the music messages often paralleled Woodrow Wilson's policies. Nearly 10,000 songs are included with complete bibliographical data: title, authors of the lyrics and music when available, value based on auction prices and collector knowledge, publisher, folio size and cover description. Each entry in the catalog is assigned a letter and number for easy identification in the indexes. The letter is the first letter of the title of the song and the number is its place in that alphabetical list. Titles are arranged alphabetically. Included are 613 photos of outstanding sheet music covers. Replacement volumes can be obtained individually under ISBN 0-7864-2798-1 (for Volume 1) and ISBN 0-7864-2799-X (for Volume 2). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Reference - History | Military - World War I - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes |
| Dewey: 016.782 |
| LCCN: 2006031785 |
| Physical Information: 2.2" H x 7.11" W x 10.02" (3.92 lbs) 953 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive listing catalogs the patriotic sheet music of World War I. The introductory text covers the sheet music publishing business of the time and describes how the music messages often paralleled Woodrow Wilson's policies. Nearly 10,000 songs are included with complete bibliographical data: title, authors of the lyrics and music when available, value based on auction prices and collector knowledge, publisher, folio size and cover description. Each entry in the catalog is assigned a letter and number for easy identification in the indexes. The letter is the first letter of the title of the song and the number is its place in that alphabetical list. Titles are arranged alphabetically. Included are 613 photos of outstanding sheet music covers. |