ISBN: 9780671223045 - incomplete folksinger (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: not applicable (paperback). The book is a paperback in fair condition. The cover shows noticeable wear, including creases and edge wear. The spine is intact, but the pages may show some yellowing typical of older paperbacks. There are no inscriptions, signatures, or library markings present.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st ed. 1st printing ; viii, 596 p. illus. 25 cm.; LCCN 73156161 LC ML60.S444 I5 ; Dewey 784.4 ; ISBN 9780252008443, 9780671209544, 0252008448, 067120954X ; 1381260109 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "Pete Seeger has sung as courageously as anyone has ever spoken, always in defense of the poor, the oppressed, and the exploited. His songs have enriched his life and his life has filled his songs with every emotion dear to the soul. But his deep understanding of sorrow and injustice have not spoiled a single note. He sings to enliven and encourage, to delight and tell tales. He snatches the riches of folksinging from as many sources as he can find and gives them freely and gladly to any audience that cares to listen. Decades of work and travel have made him famous but he remains forever in tune with the folk. He describes his friends and inspirations, his conflicts with the bosses and the government, his favorite songs, stories, and instruments, and the kind of learning that comes from listening carefully" ; Contents: Introduction -- Editor's note -- Part I : Old songs and new people -- A revival of interest in folk music? -- Two American musicians : Who showed us how to combine old and new -- Leadbelly -- Woody -- Some folk roots and protest traditions. "That's nice, but is it a folk song? -- Some American traditions -- Some British traditions -- Some South African traditions -- The folk process -- Part II : A folk revival in the atom age -- 1954-69 Notes for and about Johnny Appleseed, Jrs. (mainly from the pages of Sing out) -- Part III : Making homemade music -- Ways of singing with and for people -- Voices -- Some instruments -- Making new songs -- Style, standards and responsibility : American heritage and contemporary singers -- Part IV : The world that music lives in Races and racism : A singer's view -- Money and music : Observations on the commercial big time and its attempts to make money out of folk music -- A question of patriotism -- Other folk : Songs and celebrations in several parts of the world -- Languages, translations and mixtures : some comments on the many vocabularies of music, speech and other ways of human expression -- The incompleat folksinger : some supplementary memories, -- acknowledgments and generalizations -- Extroduction -- Appendix : Where to find songs? -- The picture makers ; slight wear and a small tear to cover, else VG. Book.…