The Civil War Songbook (Dover Song Collections) [Paperback]

Richard Crawford (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1977 | Series: Dover Song Collections

Thirty-seven songs: The Battle Cry of Freedom, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Battle Hymn of the Republic, 34 more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 157 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486234223
• ISBN-13: 978-0486234229
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #803,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not scored for the modern keyboard, January 14, 2000

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drrocket "firstdrrocket" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Civil War Songbook (Dover Song Collections) (Paperback)

Be alert that these are authentic scores of the time, and so they are not arranged for the modern keyboard. You'll find one or more vocal staffs, and piano accompanyment, but little piano melody. The descriptions of sheet music should all indicate the scoring.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great songbook for reasonably good pianists., December 1, 1999

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Ben Kershner (Northern Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Civil War Songbook (Dover Song Collections) (Paperback)

This is great great book for pianists because it has the original score for the songs. The songs range for well known classics to not as well known pieces, and even a few parodies. It also has the lyrics to the music, for those of you who are multitalented. I did find that the original music was kind of hard to read, but my grandfather for it very interesting. Overall I believe that this is a good book for any civil war fanatic, even if they don't play the piano.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for a Civil War fanatic who also loves music, August 7, 2000

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This review is from: The Civil War Songbook (Dover Song Collections) (Paperback)

This book has lovely music -- some I knew, some I didn't, but my mother plays the piano (although she often has trouble reading the faint accidentals) and I sing, then we sing the soprano and alto parts. I'm 14 years old, and this really helps me conndect with the part of history that I love so much. It allows me to understand a bit of what these people were going through.