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The definitive work about Dan Emmett and the early years of the American minstrel era.	Why shop here? Only $67.97 Hardcover Special Note: Rare out-of-print book Quantity in Stock:1 Product Code: 100A2-8H Qty:

Description Technical Specs   Dan Emmett and the Rise of Negro Minstrelsy, paperback By Hans Nathan University of Oklahoma Press, copyright 1962 (stated first printing) Condition Excellent, w/mild foxing, small glue spot, felt penned name on frontpaper. Discover the Life and Times of the Enigmatic Man Who Literally Set the Stage for the American Pop Music Industry Daniel Decatur Emmett: Drummer, fifer, circus boy, banjoist, fiddler, dancer, singer, comedian, songwriter Founder of musical group that launched the minstrel craze Staunch Yankee Composer of "Dixie" Co-author of 1862 U.S. Army fife and drum manual Fact-Filled Story of an American Entertainment Phenomenon that Spanned More than One-Hundred Years This rare out-of-print book is the definitive work about Dan Emmett and the early years of the minstrel era. It gives you an in-depth look at Dan Emmett and reveals many little known facts and events that lead to the beginnings of the popular American tradition of blackface minstrelsy. 58 B&W Illustrations 119 Musical Examples Heavily Footnoted Contents Negro Impersonations and songs in Late Eighteenth-Century England The Activities of the English Composer Charles Dibdin Negro Impersonations and Songs inthe Early Thirties Indigenous Negro Minstrel Types (1820-1840) Negro Minstrel Dances Dan Emmett's Youth Emmett's Career inthe Thirties The Virginia Minstrels in New York and Boston The Performance of the Virginia Minstrels The Virginia Minstrels in Great Britain The First Negro Minstrel Band and Its Origins Early Minstrel tunes Early Banjo Tunes and American Syncopation Emmett's Activities During the Forties and Fifties Emmett on the Stage of the Bryant's Minstrels and His Walk-Arounds "Dixie" Emmett's Later Life Documents Bibliography of the Works of D. D. Emmett Anthology Selective List of Sources General Index Index of Song Titles in Anthology Minstrel Show FAQs...   Features Condition: Excellent. Musical Examples: 119 plates w/musical notation. Illustrations: 58 Black and white illustrations. Format: Large 7" by 9-3/4"" pages make pictures and musical notation easy to see. Includes: Bibliography of the Works of Dan Emmett and Selective List of Sources. Heavily footnoted: Hundreds of citations.

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