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Fire Variations Eight Variations and Finale on a Blacksmiths' Worksong Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Category: Band/Orchestra/Ensemble Series: ...

Awarded both the Chicago Folklore Prize and the Simkins Prize of the Southern Historical Association   From the plaintive tunes of woe sung by exiled kings and queens of Africa to the spirited worksongs and "shouts" of freedmen, in Sinful Tunes and Spirituals Dena J. Epstein traces the course of early black folk music in all its guises.   This classic work is being reissued with a new author's preface on the silver anniversary of its original publication.  

Lullabies, nursery rhymes, worksongs and rounds form early musical memories. Music feeds the soul and assists human development. Rita Jacobs discusses the important role of different types of music at certain stages of children's growth. She investigates pentatonic and tonal music, looks at the character of musical instruments and gives insights into which instruments suit different children. The book contains 15 songs with a further 14 appended by the translator who is a parent and former teacher.

Awarded both the Chicago Folklore Prize and the Simkins Prize of the Southern Historical Association   From the plaintive tunes of woe sung by exiled kings and queens of Africa to the spirited worksongs and "shouts" of freedmen, in Sinful Tunes and Spirituals Dena J. Epstein traces the course of early black folk music in all its guises.   This classic work is being reissued with a new author's preface on the silver anniversary of its original publication.