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Afro-American Music:
Burleigh, H. T.. NEGRO SPIRITUALS ARRANGED FOR SOLO VOICE: SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT - HIGH VOICE SCORE
NY 1917 Ricordi. Music score for piano and high voice. 4to., 6pp., blue wraps. Fine. (a19460)
$22.00
(pennsyvlania). CHURCH MUSIC AND MUSICAL LIFE IN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VOLUME III: PARTS 1 AND 2 (2 VOLUMES)
Philadelphia 1938, 1947. 2 volumes. Lg.8vo., 576pp., illustrations and musical examples, hardcovers. Top edge bright gilt. Near Fine, no DJs. no owner marks. slight cover fading. Parts 1 and 2 (2 volumes): (a20506)
$50.00
Frey, Hugo. FAMOUS NEGRO SPIRITUALS
NY 1924. 25 spirituals, transcribed and arranged by Frey. 4to., 48pp., wraps. Good plus, some wear. Includes: Deep River, Didn't My Lord deliver Daniel, Ev'ry Time I feel the Spirit, etc. (a22732)
$29.00
Wolfe, Jacques. THREE NEGRO POEMS BY CLEMENT WOOD - DE GLORY ROAD
NY 1928 Schirmer. Set for Medium or Low Voice and Piano. 4to., 15pp. Sheet music. VG plus. clean, no owner marks. slight toning. (a26034)
$25.00
Burleigh, H. T.. NEGRO SPIRITUALS ARRANGED FOR SOLO VOICE : I STOOD ON DE RIBBER OB JERDON - MUSIC SCORE FOR HIGH VOICE (I STOOD ON THE RIVER OF JORDAN)
NY 1918 Ricordi. 4to.,6p., blue wraps. Fine. (a47245)
$22.00
Moses, John F. . HYMNS COMPOSED BY JOHN F. MOSES EXETER N.H NOW IN THE 85TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
Exeter 1876. 16mo., 15pp., wraps. VG. (a47699)
$35.00
Marshall, Howard Wight . "KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE:" PATTERN AND RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN BLUEGRASS GOSPEL MUSIC
Los Angeles 1974. Reprinted from the New York Folklore Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 1, March 1974. 8vo., 43pp., wraps. VG. (a48869)
$40.00
Fisher, William Arms, Harvey B Gaul, J. Rosamond Johnson and Charles Fonteyn Manney (arrangers). TEN NEGRO SPIRITUALS
Boston 1925 Ditson. Sheet music with lyrics. 4to, 32pp., wraps. Stamped "Advertising Copy" on front. A few small ink numbers on front. Fine. (a49995)
$39.00
Cadman, Charles Wakefield. DARK DANCERS OF THE MARDI GRAS, FANTASY FOR ORCHESTRA WITH PIANO
NY 1938 Affiliated. Study score (music only). Sm.4to., 51pp., printed wraps. Review copy. A few small ink numbers on front. VG. (a50002)
$45.00
Rodeheaver . RODEHEAVER'S NEGRO SPIRITUALS
1923 Rodeheaver. Music and lyrics. Sm.4to., 51pp., wraps. A few small ink numbers on front. VG plus. (a50011)
$50.00
Revitt, Paul J. . THE GEORGE PULLEN JACKSON COLLECTION OF SOUTHERN HYMNODY (A BIBLIOGRAPHY)
Los Angeles 1964. 4to., 26pp., original wraps reinforced on the inside by cardboard. Ex-library, with usual marks including stamps on title page and final page. Good. (a50703)
$40.00
Gentry, LInnell . A HISTORY AND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COUNTRY, WESTERN AND GOSPEL MUSIC
Nashville 1961 1st McQuiddy. 8vo., 380pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a52168)
$140.00
sheet music. SOON-AH WILL BE DONE (Male Chorus)
Tuskegee Institute 1934. Tuskegee Choir Series edited by Wm. Dawson. sm4to. 11p. 4 parts for male voices. wraps. Good Plus, some ink notes on front cover. (a5327)
$29.00
Burleigh, H.T.. NEGRO SPIRITUALS - HEAV'N HEAV'N FOR LOW VOICE
NY 1921 (copyright). 4to., 6pp., wraps. Good, some wear and light soiling. (a59619)
$23.00
(minstrels) . TWO ETHIOPIAN FARCES - MISHAPS OF CAESAR CRUM ; DESDEMONUM
New York c. 1874. Happy Hours Company. 2 titles. 12mo., 14pp., 8pp., later wraps. Original pages professionally relaid. Fair, quite worn. Rare. 2 titles. (a61259)
$120.00
Ellington, Duke . STORMY WEATHER
Sheet music. Lg.4to., 5pp., very attractive 1930s style pink and black wraps. Small owner signature on front. VG plus. (a68974)
$35.00
(William Grant Still) . A BIRTHDAY OFFERING TO WILLIAM GRANT STILL UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY
New York 1975. One complete issue of The Black Perspective in Music. Octavo, pp. 132-240. photo illustrations, original wraps. Fine. (a79353)
$30.00
Nzewi, Meki . SOME SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES OF IGBO TRADITIONAL THEATRE
New York 1978. Article at pp. 113-142 in single complete issue of the journal The Black Perspective in Music, edited by Eileen Southern. Several other articles in same issue. Octavo, original wraps. Fine. (a79361)
$27.00
Kofsky, Frank . THE STATE OF JAZZ
New York 1977. Article at pp. 44-66 in single complete issue of the journal The Black Perspective in Music, edited by Eileen Southern. Several other articles in same issue. Octavo, original wraps. Fine. (a79363a)
$29.00
Southern, Eileen . FRANK JOHNSON AND HIS PROMENADE CONCERTS
New York 1977. Article at pp. 3-30 in single complete issue of the journal The Black Perspective in Music, edited by Eileen Southern. Several other articles in same issue. Octavo, original wraps. Fine. (a79363b)
$29.00
Turner, Patricia . AFRO-AMERICAN SINGERS: AN INDEX AND PRELIMINARY DISCOGRAPHY OF OPERA, CHORAL MUSIC AND SONG
Minneapolis 1977 1st Challenge. Hardcover. Octavo, 255pp., cloth. Near Fine, ink remainder dot on top fore-edge, in Good DJ, 2 inch chip. (a82147)
$35.00
Fisher, William Arms . LITTLE WHEEL A-TURIN' IN MY HEART FOR HIGH VOICE, IN F - AMERICAN NEGRO MELODIES ARRANGED FOR VOICE AND PIANO
Boston 1919 (copyright). Sheet music for piano and voice (with lyrics.) 4to., 5p., wraps. Stamped "For the Press." VG plus. (a88440)
$29.00
Burleigh, H. T.. NEGRO SPIRITUALS ARRANGED FOR SOLO VOICE : I STOOD ON DE RIBBER OB JERDON - MUSIC SCORE FOR LOW VOICE (I STOOD ON THE RIVER OF JORDAN)
NY 1918 Ricordi. 4to., 6p. blue wraps. Fine. (a88466)
$22.00
Ebbert, Blanche Gould. SWEET ANGEL WHISPER LOW
Brooklyn, NY copyright 1900. first edition. Sterling Piano Co. Folio. wraps. Cover design by A H C shows Afro-American crowd cheering an Afro-American speaker or minister on a platform. 5p. Piano score with lyrics to this Black Spiritual. Near Good, frayed on edge; lightly toned overall. no ownership marks. (a89226)
$29.00
Gaul, Harvey B . NEGRO SPIRITUALS ARRANGED BY HARVEY GAUL - GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAINS (for low voice)
Boston. copyright 1933. Ditso. 4to. wraps. 5p. Good, no ownership marks. Sheet music for piano and lyrics for voice. (a89234)
$22.00
Rodeheaver, Homer A . RODEHEAVER'S GOSPEL SONGS
Chicago no date (copyright 1922) Rodeheaver. Hardcover. sm8vo. Brown cloth. Music and lyrics. Good plus, text clean. (a93992)
$29.00
Southern, Eileen (editor). THE BLACK PERSPECTIVE IN MUSIC - SPRING 1973 - VOLUME ONE NUMBER ONE
New York 1973. One complete issue of this journal. 103p. Articles include: Study of African and Afro-American Music by Kwabena Nketia; Afro-American Musical Materials by Eileen Southern; Task of Music Education i nAfrica by Mosunmola Omibibiyi; The Black-American Composer by Olly Wilson; Interviews with Eubie Blake and Marion Brown and more. Octavo, original printed wraps. Fine. (a94611)
$35.00
(music) . AT THE END OF A RAINBOW
NY 1958 (copyright) Criterion Music Corp. Lyrics by Sid Jacobson and Music by Jimmy Krondes. 4to., front cover has photo illustration of Earl Grant, wraps. VG. (a9462)
$25.00
Jones, Bessie.. FOR THE ANCESTORS, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIES.
Urbana 1983 University of Illinois. Collected and Edited by John Stewart. 8vo., 203pp., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (mu247)
$23.00
Moore, Edgar . A GUIDE TO MUSIC IN WORSHIP; A COMPREHENSIVE, CURRENT INDEX OF SACRED SOLOS IN PRINT
Great Neck 1959 1st Channel Press. Comprehensive, current and descriptive listing of sacred solos in print, classified by Bible verse and chapter giving copyright and publisher, and listing availabilty of choir, ensemble or orchestral arrangements. 4to., 86pp., wraps. Good Plus . no owner marks. (mu336)
$25.00
Alexander, Mrs. and J. Kennedy Maclean. . CHARLES N. ALEXANDER, A ROMANCE OF SONG AND SOUL-WINNING
London n.d. (c. 1920) 3rd Marshall Brothers. Gospel music ministry. 4to., 272pp., many interesting photo illustrations, hardcover. Good plus, light cover wear. (mu4)
$22.00
Wolfe, Jacques.. THREE NEGRO POEMS BY CLEMENT WOOD - GWINE TO HEBBN'N
NY 1928 Schirmer. Set for Medium or Low Voice and Piano. 4to., 11pp. Sheet music. Good, some marks on music, spine taped. (mu617)
$25.00
Clokey, Joseph. THE VISION, A CHORAL TONE POEM FOR SOLO, CHORUS, ORGAN, ORCHESTRA (signed)
"Words from the Book of Isaiah." NY 1920 first edition. Gray. 92p. Music and lyrics. sm4to. Wraps. **Signed pres copy. Light edge chipping on cover, bottom right cover corner gone; text VG. (mu637)
$45.00