International Folksongs (Paperback Songs) [Paperback]

Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Series: Paperback Songs | Publication Date: February 1, 1997

A huge collection of folk favorites from over 50 countries, including Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Spain, U.S.A., Wales, and more. 169 songs in all. 4 inch. x 6.75 inch.

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About the Author

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793573440
• ISBN-13: 978-0793573448
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,328,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Music > Musical Genres > Folk & Traditional

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a fantastic little book!, December 7, 2000

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"pinkllama" (N.S.W, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: International Folksongs (Paperback Songs) (Paperback)

Am I ever glad that i ordered this book! 'International folk songs' is a easily acessable compilation of over 160 folk songs from the world over. All are alphabeticaly listed by country of origin and have easy to read music, even for a novice flute player like me! All these songs are quality tunes, most you will already have heard or know of, but there will definately be some new songs to suprise you. This includes traditional songs with guitar tabs, and melody lines from Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Congo, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan and the Netherlands to name a few! I have nothing but praise for this book, it is all I hoped for when ordering, and more! :)

5.0 out of 5 stars A great sampling of songs from many countries, April 18, 2009

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John Cain (Mesa, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: International Folksongs (Paperback Songs) (Paperback)

This book has 250 songs for a total of 52 countries, some of whom I've never heard of. This makes for great variety. You also get to learn where these songs originated. For example, I didn't know Kumbaya came from the Congo.

I was glad to find out that most of the songs' notes fall in the range of my Tenor recorder.

Be aware that, like the other books in the Hal Leonard Paperback Songs series, this is in the size of a paperback. This hasn't been a problem since the little arms of my music stand can reach (barely) the pages.