Stephen Foster Song Book [Paperback] Review

Stephen Foster has written the largest number of "folk songs" of any American composer.Of course, his compositions are not folk songs by definition, but because they are so widely known, many of these pieces are thought to be just that.

Within this volume there are a wide range of songs that the casual singer, voice student or professional singer can successfully work with.The accompaniments are extremely simple, and the vocal melodies are very reasonable for nearly any level and range, not exceeding an octave for the most part.

This book is a collection of original sheet music, and it takes the original printing and artwork, which provides a great view into the music.However, the dated notation can make for some difficult reading, particularly with the piano parts.Fortunately, these pieces are simple enough that this should not affect the accompanist.

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Forty favorites: Beautiful Dreamer, Camptown Races (Gwine to Run All Night), Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Oh! Susanna, Old Black Joe, The Song of All Songs, That's What's the Matter, There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea, Way Down in Ca-i-ro, When This Dreadful War Is Ended, more.

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Their Stories & Music Review

This is a tremendous value considering the price and the number of tracks that you get.The renditions are not bad, but I have heard better Foster.There is a lot of narration, which makes this a great teaching tool to introduce Foster and Sousa.The narration is a bit more for Foster than Sousa.Some of the Foster songs seem to be cut a little short, giving you what is really more of a sampler than a rich collection of complete Foster songs. The Sousa marches seem to be a little longer and don't have quite as much narration.Even though both men were well known American composers, their type of music was quite different, so it's kind of an odd paring on this album.It's a pleasant listen, but not a "must have" item unless you don't have much Foster or Sousa in your music collection; it's a good starter album.Great for kids who might be interested in learning about these two famous composers.

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This hour long CD intersperses about 30 minutes narration of the composer s life with his most important pieces of music, followed by about 30 minutes of uninterrupted music. Recommended by Laura Berquist Syllabus Grades 2 and 3Author: Music Masters SeriesGrade 1 - 8 Audio CD Publisher: Vox Music MastersUPC 0-47163-85152-0

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