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100 1 _aJackson, George Pullen,
_d1874-1953
245 1 0 _aSpiritual Folk-Songs of Early America :
_bTwo Hundred and Fifty Tunes and Texts, with an Introduction and Notes
246 1 _aSpiritual Folk-Songs of Early America 250 Tunes and Texts, with an Introduction and Notes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2019-07-10
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early America" by George Pullen Jackson is a scholarly collection of religious folk music that captures the spiritual traditions of early American communities. Written in the early 20th century, this work compiles two hundred and fifty tunes and texts, highlighting the evolution of folk music within the context of American spirituality. The book examines the interrelationship between traditional music and religious lyrics, showcasing how these songs were rooted in cultural heritage and oral tradition. The opening of the work introduces its key themes, discussing the historical context of spiritual folk-songs and how they have been preserved over centuries. It emphasizes the role of early American folk traditions, particularly in the Southern United States, where religious songs were often sung to folk tunes. The text provides insights into the origins of these songs, including their links to secular melodies, and outlines the classification of various song types, such as religious ballads and spiritual songs. Jackson reflects on the importance of these folk-hymns in understanding American culture and music, setting the stage for the collection of tunes and texts that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFolk songs, English -- United States
653 _aFolk music -- United States
653 _aBallads, English -- United States
653 _aHymns, English -- History and criticism
653 _aHymns, English -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59884
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