Foster Stephen Collins (451 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Stephen Foster's music Is part of every Americans culture, wrote composer Virgil Thomson, and certainly this is true, for few American composers have created songs as lastingly popular as Beautiful Dreamer, Oh Susanna, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Swanee River (properly Old Folks at Home), Camptown Races, and My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night. The fact remains, however, that Foster's melodies have suffered continually at the hands of revisers and arrangers, so that often whet we hear today is only a corrupt version of what Foster actually composed.This book corrects that situation by assembling 40 songs as Foster originally wrote them. Many have been reproduced from original first-edition sheets, others from early editions, others from facsimiles of first editions. All are reproduced with their covers, to help capture the flavor of the period. Along with the old favorites listed above you will find The Glendy Burk, Ah May the Red Rose Live Always, Massa's in de Cold Ground, Old Dog Tray, Old Black Joe, Nelly Bly, and 28 more. Among these are patriotic songs about the Civil War, plantations slave songs written in dialect, minstrel songs written for traveling companies -- most notably the original Christy Minstrels, and the soft, easy, sentimental ballads that have endeared Foster's music to so many for so long.Musicologically this volume is an important contribution to the reevaluation of Foster's work. It will also help bring people a little closer to the original work of one of America's best-loved composers. The text by Richard Jackson, head of the Americana Collection of the Library and Museum of the Performing Arts, New York Public Library, covers Foster's life and music and gives a short critical examination of each piece reproduced in this book.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Stephen Foster's music Is part of every Americans culture, wrote composer Virgil Thomson, and certainly this is true, for few American composers have created songs as lastingly popular as Beautiful Dreamer, Oh Susanna, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Swanee River (properly Old Folks at Home), Camptown Races, and My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night. The fact remains, however, that Foster's melodies have suffered continually at the hands of revisers and arrangers, so that often whet we hear today is only a corrupt version of what Foster actually composed.This book corrects that situation by assembling 40 songs as Foster originally wrote them. Many have been reproduced from original first-edition sheets, others from early editions, others from facsimiles of first editions. All are reproduced with their covers, to help capture the flavor of the period. Along with the old favorites listed above you will find The Glendy Burk, Ah May the Red Rose Live Always, Massa's in de Cold Ground, Old Dog Tray, Old Black Joe, Nelly Bly, and 28 more. Among these are patriotic songs about the Civil War, plantations slave songs written in dialect, minstrel songs written for traveling companies -- most notably the original Christy Minstrels, and the soft, easy, sentimental ballads that have endeared Foster's music to so many for so long.Musicologically this volume is an important contribution to the reevaluation of Foster's work. It will also help bring people a little closer to the original work of one of America's best-loved composers. The text by Richard Jackson, head of the Americana Collection of the Library and Museum of the Performing Arts, New York Public Library, covers Foster's life and music and gives a short critical examination of each piece reproduced in this book.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Stephen Foster's music Is part of every Americans culture, wrote composer Virgil Thomson, and certainly this is true, for few American composers have created songs as lastingly popular as Beautiful Dreamer, Oh Susanna, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Swanee River (properly Old Folks at Home), Camptown Races, and My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night. The fact remains, however, that Foster's melodies have suffered continually at the hands of revisers and arrangers, so that often whet we hear today is only a corrupt version of what Foster actually composed.This book corrects that situation by assembling 40 songs as Foster originally wrote them. Many have been reproduced from original first-edition sheets, others from early editions, others from facsimiles of first editions. All are reproduced with their covers, to help capture the flavor of the period. Along with the old favorites listed above you will find The Glendy Burk, Ah May the Red Rose Live Always, Massa's in de Cold Ground, Old Dog Tray, Old Black Joe, Nelly Bly, and 28 more. Among these are patriotic songs about the Civil War, plantations slave songs written in dialect, minstrel songs written for traveling companies -- most notably the original Christy Minstrels, and the soft, easy, sentimental ballads that have endeared Foster's music to so many for so long.Musicologically this volume is an important contribution to the reevaluation of Foster's work. It will also help bring people a little closer to the original work of one of America's best-loved composers. The text by Richard Jackson, head of the Americana Collection of the Library and Museum of the Performing Arts, New York Public Library, covers Foster's life and music and gives a short critical examination of each piece reproduced in this book.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book is in good condition, missing dust jacket. Moderate wear to cover, and an ex-libris sticker on inside front page. Spine is strong and inside pages are clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. (1931). Sheet Music, inset of Stephen Foster. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Book Club Edition. 1 score (222 pages) : color illustrations, portrait ; 31 cm. ; red buckram -backed teal boards ; worn and chipped dj in mylar. Prev owner's name and date of October 1946 on front free endpaper. BOMC/BCE copy with the Mark of Cain on rear board at tail of spine. Sharp, William (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (sheet music, songbook, vocal) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

unknown_binding. Condition: Very Good. Staple bound paperback.

paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

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hardcover. Condition: Good. 1946 hardcover in good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. There is some pencil drawing to the inside cover. Minor shelf wear to the red spine and green cover. No dust jacket.

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Stapled Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. good copy of this book of Stephen Foster songs. published by Sweetheart Soap in 1940, the book contains the words and music to Foster's most famous songs as well as some vintage Sweetheart Soap ads throughout. ad on back cover and one inside the book have some pencil scribbling. all other pages clean and unmarked including all the musical arrangements. includes such Foster classics as Beautiful Dreamer, My Old Kentucky Home, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Oh Susanna, Old Folks at Home, and many others.…

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Acceptable. Ticknor and Company Boston, MA 1888 Binding: Hardcover.