Slave songs of the United States
William Francis Allen (Editor), Charles Pickard Ware (Editor), Lucy McKim Garrison (Editor), Harold Courlander (Writer of preface)
"First published in 1867, this landmark book represented the first systematic effort to collect and preserve the songs sung by the plantation slaves of the Old South. To ensure authenticity, the editors notated most of the melodies and words directly from the singers themselves. The result was a rare musical treasury containing complete music and lyrics for over 130 songs, arranged by geographical region."-From container
Musical Score, English, 1995
Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1995