| Description |
249 pages ; 26 cm |
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| Note |
Includes songs and history of the pre- and post- (1620-1812) American Revolutionary era. |
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Songs in part with melodies (unacc.) and in part without the music. |
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Includes indexes. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235). |
| Contents |
Adam's fall (or the Trip to Cambridge) -- America -- American hero -- American rule Britannia -- American taxation -- American vicar of Bray -- Ballad of Bunker Hill -- Ballad of the American War -- Banks of the Dee (parody) -- Battle of New Orleans -- Battle of Saratoga -- Battle of the Kegs -- Battle of Trenton -- Bombardment of Bristol -- Boston Tea Tax song -- Brave Paulding and the spy -- Brave wolfe -- British Grenadiers -- British Light Infantry -- Burgoyne's disgrace -- Burrowing Yankees -- Chester -- Come all you bold Canadians -- Congress -- Constitution and the Guerriere -- Cornwallis Burgoyned -- Cornwallis' country dance -- Destruction of the tea -- Dose for the Tories -- Dying British Sergeant -- Escape of Old John Webber -- Etiquette -- Fate of John Burgoyne -- Felix the soldier -- Fish and tea -- Free America -- God save America -- God save the thirteen states -- Gunpowder tea -- Hail Columbia -- Halcyon days of old England -- Heads -- Hearts of oak are we still -- Hobbies -- Hot stuff -- How happy the soldier -- How stands the glass around -- Invitation to North America -- Irishman's epistle -- James Bird -- Johnny has gone for a soldier -- Junto song -- King's own regulars -- Liberty song -- Mad Anthony Wayne -- Massachusetts liberty song -- Nathan Hale -- New England ballad -- New song written by a soldier -- New Tory ballad -- Noble lads of Canada -- Old England forty years ago -- Old woman taught wisdom -- On Independence -- Oxford -- Parody upon a well-known liberty song -- Patriotic diggers -- Paul Jones -- Paul Jones' victory -- Perry's victory -- Revolutionary tea -- Riflemen of Bennington -- Sailor's address -- Sergeant Champe -- Shannon and the Chesapeake -- Sir Peter Parker -- Soldier's lamentation -- Song made upon the election of New magistrates for this city -- Song made upon the foregoing occasion -- Song of the minute man -- Song on the brave General Montgomery -- Sons of Liberty -- Star-Spangled banner -- Surrender of Cornwallis -- Toast -- To the commons -- To the ladies -- Trappan'd maiden or The distressed damsel -- War and Washington -- Yankee Doodle -- Yankee Doodle's expedition to Rhode Island -- Yankee federal song -- Yankee man of war -- Yankee song -- Yankee's return from camp -- Ye Parliament of England. |
| Summary |
Includes songs and history of the pre- and post- (1620-1812) American Revolutionary era. |
| Subject |
American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) |
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Songs and music.
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Ballads, English -- United States.
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Ballads, English. |
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United States. |
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Ballads, English.
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Folk songs, English.
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Folk songs, English. |
| Genre/Form |
Folk songs, English.
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| Subject |
Folk songs, English -- United States.
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| Chronological Term |
1775-1783 |
| Genre/Form |
Songs.
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Notated music.
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Music.
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Songs and music.
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History.
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Songs and music.
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Notated music.
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Songs.
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Music.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Silber, Irwin, 1925-2010. Songs of independence. [Harrisburg, Pa.] Stackpole Books [1973] (OCoLC)891417640 |
| ISBN |
0811715744 |
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9780811715744 |
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