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S. Coleridge-Taylor's Twenty-Four Negro Melodies, 1905 HB, Transcribed for Piano

$ 19

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Overall in nice condition. A few pages have some slight water staining in bottom center.
  • Genre: Ethnic
  • Ensemble: Choir
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Instrument: Piano
  • Format: Collection/Song Book
  • Brand: The Musicians Library
  • Experience Level: Intermediate
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • MPN: Not applicable

    Description

    Published in Boston in 1905 by the Oliver Ditson Company for The Musicians Library, "Twenty-Four Negro Melodies Transcribed for the Piano by S. Coleridge-Taylor" is a 127-page hardcover tome of African music from Southeast Africa, South Africa, West Africa, the West Indies and America.
    Designed for the intermediate pianist, musical scores feature a few lines of lyrics at the beginning of each song.
    A 3-page tribute/biography of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor written by Booker T. Washington precedes the pages of music.
    Book m
    easures 12 1/2" X 9 1/2" X 3/4" thick, and is in great condition for its age, with some slight water stains at the center bottom of the first 17 pages, and slight folding of the front cover at the bottom right corner, as can be seen in first photo.