During the American Civil War, songs united and inspired people on both sides. The North had a well-established music publishing industry when the war broke out, but the South had no such industry. The importance of music as an expression of the Souths beliefs was obvious; as one music publisher said,"The South must not only fight her own battles but sing her own songs and dance to music composed by her own children." Southern entrepreneurs quickly rose to the challenge. This reference book is distinguished by three major ...
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During the American Civil War, songs united and inspired people on both sides. The North had a well-established music publishing industry when the war broke out, but the South had no such industry. The importance of music as an expression of the Souths beliefs was obvious; as one music publisher said,"The South must not only fight her own battles but sing her own songs and dance to music composed by her own children." Southern entrepreneurs quickly rose to the challenge. This reference book is distinguished by three major differences from previously published works. First, it lists sheet music that is no longer extant (and listed nowhere else). Second, it gives complete lyrics for all extant songs, a rich source for researchers. And third, a brief historical background has been provided for many of the songs. Each entry provides as much of the following as possible (staying faithful to the typography of each title page): the title as published, names of all lyricists, composers and publishers; dates of publication; cities of publication; and if applicable, the names of catalogs or magazines in which the song appeared. Music published in Southern cities under Federal occupation is excluded.
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Ex-Library. Oversized in glossy illustrated boards. Issued without dust jacket. Hardcover. 258 pp. with index. Illustrated wit repriductions of sheet musci cover ages. Gently ex-lib, front free (blank) endpaper not present, library stamp title page. Interior clean and bright. Important and scarce reference book on sheet music published in Confederate locations during the Civil War. This work is distinguished by three major differences from any previously published works: first, it lists sheet music that is no longer extant (and listed no where else); second, it givescomplete lyrics for all extant songs; third, a brief historical background fro many of the songs. Each entry provides as much of the following as possible (staying faithful to the typography of each title page) the title as published, names of all lyricists, composers, and publishers; dates of publication; cities of publication; and if applicable, the names of catalogues or magazines in which the song appeared.
