The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics
A Melodic Tapestry of American Literary and Musical HeritageBy Various
Length4h 3m
About this audiobook
The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics is a meticulously curated anthology that captures the rich tapestry of American musical heritage, encompassing folk songs, spirituals, popular ballads, and the evolving genres that reflect the nation's diverse experiences. The collection'Äôs literary style is marked by its lyrical beauty and emotional resonance, showcasing the power of the English language to convey profound sentiments and cultural narratives. Composed amidst a burgeoning national identity, this anthology draws from both celebrated and obscure melodies, illustrating the ways in which music has been a vital voice in the American experience. The anthology arises from the collaborative efforts of noted figures in American literature and music, whose collective expertise seeks to preserve the essence of America'Äôs sonic legacy. Various contributors bring their scholarly insights to the work, emphasizing the significance of these songs as reflections of social change, personal struggles, and interwoven histories. The selection provides an understanding of how music serves not just as entertainment, but as a potent medium for cultural expression. Readers looking to explore the emotional depth of the American spirit should immerse themselves in this collection. The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics is not merely a book'Äîit's a celebration of the musical journey that has shaped the nation, making it an indispensable addition for both scholars and lovers of music alike.
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Length4 hrs 3 mins
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Publish dateNov 29, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
84To the Dandelion.
2CONTENTS.: (Alphabetical.)
85The Chambered Nautilus.
3BOOK FIRST.
86Thought.
4The Wild Honeysuckle.
87Stanzas.
5Song.
88Coronation.
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6"My Life is Like the Summer Rose."
89On a Bust of Dante.
7"O Fairest of the Rural Maids!"
90Pan in Wall Street.: A.D. 1867.
8The Bucket.
91Auspex.
9Annabel Lee.
92Birds.[5]
10A Health.
93Toujours Amour.
11A Serenade.
94A Sigh.
12The City in the Sea.
95No More.
13To The Past.
96To a Young Girl Dying.: WITH A GIFT OF FRESH PALM-LEAVES.
14Israfel.
97The Port of Ships.[6]
15Unseen Spirits.
98Paradisi Gloria.
16The Haunted Palace.
99Ballad.
17To a Waterfowl.
100BOOK THIRD.
18To Helen.
101The Fool's Prayer.
19Sparkling and Bright.
102On The Life-mask Of Abraham Lincoln.
20To One in Paradise.
103Song.
21On the Death of Joseph Rodman Drake.
104To A Dead Woman.[7]
22The Valley of Unrest.
105Destiny.
23To the Fringed Gentian.
106The Kings.
24The Crowded Street.
107Triumph.[8]
25The Raven.
108Evening Song.[9]
26The Battle-field.
109"The Woods That Bring the Sunset Near."
27The Sleeper.
110At Night.
28BOOK SECOND.
111"Still in Thy Love I Trust."
29Nature.
112The Future.
30Hebe.
113Prescience.
31The Day is Done.
114In August.
32Ichabod.
115That Day You Came.
33Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
116Negro Lullaby.
34Concord Hymn.
117A Woman's Thought.
35To America.
118The Flight.
36Old Ironsides.
119Childhood.
37To England.
120Little Boy Blue.[10]
38I.
121Strong as Death.[11]
39II.
122The White Jessamine.
40The Wreck of the Hesperus.
123The House of Death.
41Bedouin Song.
124A Tropical Morning at Sea.
42Skipper Ireson's Ride.
125Memory.
43The Village Blacksmith.
126A Mood.
44The Last Leaf.
127The Way to Arcady.[12]
45The Old Kentucky Home.
128Eve's Daughter.
46The Black Regiment.
129On An Intaglio Head Of Minerva.
47Carolina.
130Hunting-song.
48Dirge for a Soldier.
131Parting.
49Battle-hymn of the Republic.
132When the Sultan Goes to Ispahan.
50Farragut.
133Night.
51My Maryland.
134He Made the Stars Also.
52After All.[1]
135The Sour Winds.
53The Song of the Camp.
136The Return.
54In the Hospital.
137Bereaved.
55Under the Violets.
138The Chariot.
56Days.
139Indian Summer.
57Song.[2]
140Confided.
58Aladdin.
141In Absence.
59The Flight of Youth.[3]
142Song of the Chattahoochee.[13]
60My Playmate.
143The Sea's Voice.
61The Fire of Driftwood.
144I.
62A Death-bed.
145II.
63Telling the Bees.
146At Gibraltar.
64Katie.
147I.
65My Love.
148II.
66She Came and Went.
149Jerry an' Me.
67Her Epitaph.
150The Gravedigger.
68Apart.
151The Absence of Little Wesley.: HOOSIER DIALECT.
69The Discoverer.
152Be Thou a Bird, My Soul.
70At Last.[4]
153Opportunity.
71"Thalatta."
154Dutch Lullaby.[14]
72Gondolieds.
155The Maryland Yellow-throat.[15]
73I.
156The Silence of Love.
74II.
157The Secret.
75TO-MORROW.
158The Whip-poor-will.[16]
76In the Twilight.
159Fertility.
77The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls.
160The Veery.[17]
78The Fall of the Leaf.
161The Eavesdropper.
79The Rhodora.: ON BEING ASKED, WHENCE IS THE FLOWER?
162Sesostris.
80Nature.
163NOTES.
81My Strawberry.
164INDEX TO FIRST LINES.
82The Humble-bee.
165INDEX TO AUTHORS.
83The Summer Rain.
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