The singing sixties; the spirit of Civil War days drawn from the music of the times, by Willard A. and Porter W. Heaps.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ScoreScorePublication details: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1960]Edition: [1st ed.]Description: xiv, 423 p. illus., facsims. 25 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 784.71973
LOC classification:
  • ML3551 .H35
Contents:
I. The nation sings in wartime : Wartime music of the past ; Music in the sixties ; What makes a "war" song ; Patriotic music publishing in the sixties ; Song subjects ; Musical patterns ; A contemporary comment -- II. Rallying round the flag : Search for a song ; The first great song ; My Maryland ; Early southern songs ; The states join up ; The North's appeal ; Legacy from France ; The Marseillaise ; Dixie ; John Brown's body ; The bonnie blue flag ; The stars and bars ; The old flag of red, white and blue ; Getting on the wagon ; The ideal union rallying song -- III. Volunteering and conscription : The blue responds to the call ; Long term recruits pour in ; And still they came ; "We are coming, father Abraham" ; Farewell, brave volunteers ; Drafting, substitutes, and bounties ; The gray prepares for the struggle ; Southern volunteers ; Recruiting and good-bye songs of the south ; The spirit of the south -- IV. The soldier's life in camp and on the march : The soldier as a gay young blade ; The routine of camp life ; Youth in the army ; Drummers and fifers ; Off-duty recreation ; The serious side ; Picket duty ; Rations ; The struggle against lice ; The life of the sailor -- V. The soldier in battle : Meeting the enemy ; Battle incidents ; Flag bearers ; Buglers ; Drummer boys ; Gifts of the dying ; The casualties ; The wounded ; The dying ; The hospital wards ; The maimed ; Military burials ; After the battle ; Prisoners. VI. The folks at home : Farewells ; Loneliness ; The soldier's thoughts ; Keeping busy ; Separated lovers ; Pride in the uniform ; Prayers for safety ; Furloughs and home comings ; The vacant chair ; Deaths and sorrow ; After the war ; Hymns and prayers -- VII. The negro and the contraband : Roads to freedom ; Dixie is my home -- VIII. The long, weary years : Early Union failures ; Europe stands on the sidelines ; Heroes lauded in song ; "Stonewall" Jackson and "Jack" Morgan ; Blockading the Confederacy ; The Mississippi and Red River campaigns -- IX. The curtain falls : Political feelings run high in the north ; The November election ; Sherman's "march to the sea" ; The end nears ; Final flourishes ; A nation's grief ; Homeward bound ; Peace and unity at last -- X. The aftermath of war : Legacy of sorrow ; The graves of the heroes ; The unreturning braves ; The halt and the blind ; United we stand ; The lost cause.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library Music Pocket Library Books & Scores ML3551.H35 1 Available 33710000308424

Includes unacc. melodies.

"Had its beginning in a thesis ... Northwestern University, by Porter Heaps."

Bibliography: p. 399-401.

WAR, NEWBERY,

I. The nation sings in wartime : Wartime music of the past ; Music in the sixties ; What makes a "war" song ; Patriotic music publishing in the sixties ; Song subjects ; Musical patterns ; A contemporary comment -- II. Rallying round the flag : Search for a song ; The first great song ; My Maryland ; Early southern songs ; The states join up ; The North's appeal ; Legacy from France ; The Marseillaise ; Dixie ; John Brown's body ; The bonnie blue flag ; The stars and bars ; The old flag of red, white and blue ; Getting on the wagon ; The ideal union rallying song -- III. Volunteering and conscription : The blue responds to the call ; Long term recruits pour in ; And still they came ; "We are coming, father Abraham" ; Farewell, brave volunteers ; Drafting, substitutes, and bounties ; The gray prepares for the struggle ; Southern volunteers ; Recruiting and good-bye songs of the south ; The spirit of the south -- IV. The soldier's life in camp and on the march : The soldier as a gay young blade ; The routine of camp life ; Youth in the army ; Drummers and fifers ; Off-duty recreation ; The serious side ; Picket duty ; Rations ; The struggle against lice ; The life of the sailor -- V. The soldier in battle : Meeting the enemy ; Battle incidents ; Flag bearers ; Buglers ; Drummer boys ; Gifts of the dying ; The casualties ; The wounded ; The dying ; The hospital wards ; The maimed ; Military burials ; After the battle ; Prisoners. VI. The folks at home : Farewells ; Loneliness ; The soldier's thoughts ; Keeping busy ; Separated lovers ; Pride in the uniform ; Prayers for safety ; Furloughs and home comings ; The vacant chair ; Deaths and sorrow ; After the war ; Hymns and prayers -- VII. The negro and the contraband : Roads to freedom ; Dixie is my home -- VIII. The long, weary years : Early Union failures ; Europe stands on the sidelines ; Heroes lauded in song ; "Stonewall" Jackson and "Jack" Morgan ; Blockading the Confederacy ; The Mississippi and Red River campaigns -- IX. The curtain falls : Political feelings run high in the north ; The November election ; Sherman's "march to the sea" ; The end nears ; Final flourishes ; A nation's grief ; Homeward bound ; Peace and unity at last -- X. The aftermath of war : Legacy of sorrow ; The graves of the heroes ; The unreturning braves ; The halt and the blind ; United we stand ; The lost cause.