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LoC No.: 26014118
Title: Negro workaday songs
Original Publication: New Caledonia: University of North Carolina Press,1926.
Note: Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Tim Lindell, Harry Lamé, Jude Eylander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Negro Workaday Songs" by Howard Washington Odum and Guy Benton Johnson is a sociological study written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a collection of folk songs primarily from African American workers in the Southern United States, reflecting their daily lives, struggles, and cultural expressions. The book aims to present authentic portrayals of the Negro experience through these workaday songs, going beyond mere aesthetic appreciation to explore their social significance. The beginning of this volume sets the stage for an exploration of the rich tapestry of African American folk music born from labor and hardship. The authors intend to document the context in which these songs were created, drawing from real-life experiences of the singers. They emphasize the wealth of material available, noting songs ranging from prison anthems to lamentation ballads, and highlight the importance of these expressions as mirrors of the collective character and struggles of the black community during a transformative era in American history. Each song is tied to themes of migration, labor challenges, and emotional journeys, with the authors asserting that these works break from traditional folk song classifications, revealing deeper societal truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Odum, Howard Washington, 1884-1954
Author: Johnson, Guy Benton, 1901-1991
EBook No.: 69378
Published: Nov 18, 2022
Downloads: 97
Language: English
Subject: African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism
Subject: Folk music -- Southern States -- History and criticism
Subject: Folk songs, English -- Southern States -- History and criticism
Subject: Work songs -- Southern States -- History and criticism
LoCC: Music: Literature of music
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 26014118
Title: Negro workaday songs
Original Publication: New Caledonia: University of North Carolina Press,1926.
Note: Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Tim Lindell, Harry Lamé, Jude Eylander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Negro Workaday Songs" by Howard Washington Odum and Guy Benton Johnson is a sociological study written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a collection of folk songs primarily from African American workers in the Southern United States, reflecting their daily lives, struggles, and cultural expressions. The book aims to present authentic portrayals of the Negro experience through these workaday songs, going beyond mere aesthetic appreciation to explore their social significance. The beginning of this volume sets the stage for an exploration of the rich tapestry of African American folk music born from labor and hardship. The authors intend to document the context in which these songs were created, drawing from real-life experiences of the singers. They emphasize the wealth of material available, noting songs ranging from prison anthems to lamentation ballads, and highlight the importance of these expressions as mirrors of the collective character and struggles of the black community during a transformative era in American history. Each song is tied to themes of migration, labor challenges, and emotional journeys, with the authors asserting that these works break from traditional folk song classifications, revealing deeper societal truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Odum, Howard Washington, 1884-1954
Author: Johnson, Guy Benton, 1901-1991
EBook No.: 69378
Published: Nov 18, 2022
Downloads: 97
Language: English
Subject: African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism
Subject: Folk music -- Southern States -- History and criticism
Subject: Folk songs, English -- Southern States -- History and criticism
Subject: Work songs -- Southern States -- History and criticism
LoCC: Music: Literature of music
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.