Howard Weeden (185 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Bandanna Ballads. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Piano and lyrics. Some edgewear and a small stained area on right edge of cover, interior fine. "A Banjo Song" is a vocal piece from the collection titled "Bandanna Ballads," a set of art songs composed in the late 19th century. The texts for these songs were written by the American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, whose work often explored African American life and dialect in both serious and lyrical ways. The "Bandanna Ballads" were first published in 1899 and consist of a group of short songs for voice and piano. They are written in a style that blends elements of classical European art song with themes and rhythms inspired by American folk traditions. "A Banjo Song" is one of the lighter and more rhythmically playful pieces in the set. It reflects the sound and cultural associations of the banjo, an instrument deeply connected to American folk music. The song uses lively rhythms and expressive phrasing to evoke a sense of movement and musical storytelling. Like other songs in the collection, it is typically performed by a solo vocalist with piano accompaniment and has been interpreted by classical singers interested in American art song repertoire. --- Sidney Homer was an American composer born in 1864 and died in 1953. He is best known for his art songs, many of which set texts by prominent American and British poets. He studied music in the United States and in Europe, including in Germany, which influenced his compositional style. His work reflects a blend of European Romantic traditions and distinctly American literary sources. Homer had a close professional and personal connection with the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, whose texts he set in "Bandanna Ballads." Their collaboration is considered one of the notable partnerships in early American art song. He composed over 100 songs, as well as orchestral and chamber music, but his reputation rests primarily on his vocal music. His songs are known for their lyrical melodies, careful attention to text setting, and expressive harmonic language. Sidney Homer was also connected to the American musical community through his marriage to Louise Homer, a well-known contralto who performed many of his works and helped bring them to wider audiences. --- Summary "A Banjo Song" from "Bandanna Ballads" is part of an important early American art song collection that combines poetic texts by Paul Laurence Dunbar with music by Sidney Homer. Homer's work helped establish a distinctly American voice in classical vocal music while remaining rooted in European traditions.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Book size about 5 by 7 1/2 inches with some 358 pages. Bound in dark green cloth with white lettering and decoration. Frontis on glossy paper. A substantial portion of the book is written in African-American dialect. The covers white color is much chipped and worn; two leaves at the rear with top edge jammed. VERY GOOD-. Howard Weeden, Robert Dickey (illustrator).…

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Colonial Press first edition (no direct statement provided). xii, 148 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 16.25cm. No dust jacket. Gray cloth soiled; spine scuffed with gilt stamping dulled; front board's gilt lettering still reasonably bright but not vibrant. Foxing/toning to text block edges. Strong foxing to endpapers; some interior foxing; four-line ink inscription on front free endpaper with surface abrasion and small chip at upper right from removal of past bookseller's sticker. Binding is firm. With b/w frontispiece, b/w illustrations, eight color plates at rear, Foreword by co-authors Roberts and Fisk, Introduction by Joel Chandler Harris (reprinted from "Bandanna Ballads"), biographical essay "Howard Weeden" (pages 1-28) and reprints Weeden's first three poetry collections "Shadows on the wall" (published 1898), "Bandanna Ballads" (published 1899), and "Songs of the Old South" (published 1900), plus a concluding section "From the Pages of an Old Scrap Book." Uncommon book regarding Huntsville, Alabama poet and artist Miss Maria Howard Weeden. {Poetry-Shelf#6|JHJ-024}.…

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Covers are smudged. Light creasing to bottom edges throughout. Was formerly vertically creased.

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Early reprint (first published 1897). viii, 358 pages. Hardcover: H 18.25cm x L 12.25cm. Lacks dust jacket. Green cloth; light mottling to rear board and spine; some flaking loss to spine's white stamped lettering; blue and white stamping to front board remains bright. Front and rear free endpapers well toned; some toning/foxing to interior leaves mostly occurring at b/w plates and their adjoining pages; non-authorial handwritten ink gift card for Christmas 1906 laid-in at pages 128-129. Binding is firm.…