Work Frederick J (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket.

[1950]. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 516pp. Bibliography, index. The dust jacket is lightly soiled. Based on the work of & Frederick Robert Tennant. (Philosophy, Empiricism, Theistic Philosophy, Theology).

A collection of African American spirituals edited and published by the Work brothers, whose collecting and musical arrangements were closely connected with the Fisk Jubilee Singers. John Work, a professor at Fisk, directed the singers, while his wife Agnes assisted in their training. This volume expands the brothers' earlier New Jubilee Songs of 1902, retaining that title in its running heads. It includes words and vocal arrangements for "Free at Last," "Wade in the Water," "Balm in Gilead," "Were You There," "Steal Away to Jesus," and numerous other spirituals, with an alphabetical index. John Work's introduction describes how the songs should be performed and understood. He describes handclapping, foot patting, and bodily movement as parts of religious singing that visitors to Black churches often mistake for amusement. He extends this criticism to the minstrel performer and his audience, who find comedy in music whose religious purpose they have failed to understand. Of the performer, he observes that "if he ever sings these songs in the right spirit, he will turn his show into a revival." Work also describes the continuing search for songs known only within particular localities, noting that new material was still being encountered and gathered. His instructions to performers emphasize religious feeling and directness over displays of vocal training, warning against arrangements or performance styles that might obscure the character of the songs. . Wrappers chipped and heavily creased, with a long closed tear to the front wrapper and loss at a lower corner of the rear wrapper. Minor marginal damage within, including a short closed tear to the final music leaf; contents otherwise very good. Good minus overall. 94, [2] pp., 5 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches. Original tan printed wrappers. Contemporary ink ownership inscription and street address to title page.…

[0-87754-031-4] 1975. (4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 159pp. Photographs. The dust jacket is chipped at the top of the spine. Based on the work of Sappho. Photography by J. Frederick Smith. (Erotica, Erotic Photography, Lesbian Literature, Poetry).

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated printed paper covers. 13½'' x 10¾''. Contains 6 pages folded sheet music including the covers. Scored for piano and solo voice with lyrics. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Softcover. First Printing. Wraps, good only, missing front and rear cover, spine tears, fragile. Scarce early compliation of the Work brothers gospel and spiritual songs. Includes 92 songs and music. ( 22 1/2 cm x 15 cm) John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. One copy found on OCLC ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 94 pp.…

Softcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. First Edition. Exlibrary marks. Stapled binding. Clean, tanned pages. Wrapers are beginning to detach with vertical tear at spine. General light handling wear, label at lower front. Enclosed in protective hardcover sleeve. John Wesley Work II and his younger sibling, Frederick Jerome Work were leaders in the movement to preserve, study, and perform Negro spirituals. John W. Work II is recognized as the first African American to collect, transcribe, and publish African American spirituals. He felt that the spirituals preserved the rich religious faith and cultural knowledge of his ancestors and merited preservation. In 1907, his second book of collected and transcribed spirituals was published with an introduction by his brother. F J Work was acclaimed for arranging spirituals in a manner "true to their original form," at a time when many people sang them in a way that eliminated their unique qualities. Ex-Library; 8.5" tall; 96 pages.…

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Wraps, very good+, small ink spot on front wrap as well as a small chip to front wrap corner and title page. John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. One copy found on OCLC.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 61 pp.…

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Wraps, very good+ with stains and creasing, in the "manilla binding" offered by the publisher. The front wrap has printed "Order From, Sunday School Publishing Board, 412-420 4th Ave N., Nashville, Tenn."John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. No copies found on OCLC. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated printed paper covers. 13½'' x 10¾''. Contains 6 pages folded sheet music including the covers. Scored for piano and solo voice with lyrics. Inset photograph of Leighton & Leighton to the front cover. Without any tears to the covers and in Very Good sharp condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.…