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Context of Use: Black Music in Non-Black Contexts

94 volumes

Works that marketed music attributed to Black composers—or popularly associated with Black communities—primarily to non-Black consumers.

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First page of A Contraband Song

A Contraband Song

First page of Afro-American Folksongs

Afro-American Folksongs (1914)

Henry Edward Krehbiel
First page of Album of Negro Spirituals

Album of Negro Spirituals (1917)

H. T. Burleigh
First page of Alexander's Male Choir

Alexander's Male Choir (1912)

Charles M. Alexander | International Association Quartette
First page of American Negro Folk-Songs

American Negro Folk-Songs (1928)

Newman I. White
First page of Angels, Meet Me at the Cross Roads

Angels, Meet Me at the Cross Roads (1875)

Will S. Hays
First page of A Song from Frederick Douglass

A Song from Frederick Douglass (1875)

First page of Bring the Answer Back to Me

Bring the Answer Back to Me (1894)

John Dillon | Harry Dillon
First page of Cabin and Plantation Songs

Cabin and Plantation Songs (1891)

Thomas P. Fenner | Frederic G. Rathbun
First page of Calhoun Plantation Songs

Calhoun Plantation Songs (1907)

Emily Hallowell
First page of Canaan Melodies

Canaan Melodies (1914)

Arthur F. Ingler
First page of Christian Praise

Christian Praise (1925)

J. D. Patton | John O. Beall | J. H. Holcomb | J. B. Clements | J. W. Guin | A. C. Webb | J. S. Hendricks | M. L. Johnson | I. F. Jaudon | T. M. Horton | J. F. Anderson | W. A. Wadell | W. E. Lane | Chas. C. Moore | J. A. Perkins | J. G. Hamilton | J. R. Parker | W. V. Crump | Chas. W. Tate | M. C. Jones | E. L. Durrett | A. C. Neece | H. A. Perry | Wm. P. Davis | W. L. Renn | D. A. Camp
First page of Coleman's New Quartet Book

Coleman's New Quartet Book (1925)

Robert H. Coleman
First page of Cream of Song

Cream of Song (1906)

L. L. Pickett | O. B. Culpepper | Wm. Edie Marks
First page of Crowing Day No. 3

Crowing Day No. 3 (1898)

J. H. Ruebush | J. H. Hall | A. S. Kieffer | W. H. Ruebush
First page of Cumberland Hymns

Cumberland Hymns (1909)

W. T. Dale | H. A. R. Horton
First page of De Geschiedenis van de Jubilee-Zangers met Hynne Liederen

De Geschiedenis van de Jubilee-Zangers met Hynne … (1877)

C. S. Adama Van Scheltema
First page of De Gospel Cars

De Gospel Cars (1880)

Sam Lucas
First page of Eden Echoes

Eden Echoes (1906)

Emmett S. Dean | Jas. B. Franklin | B. B. Edmiaston | J. H. Sheppard
First page of Eureka Jewels

Eureka Jewels (1914)

R. H. Brooks | L. Dow McDonald | W. O. Cooper | A. R. Hendon | C. Munroe Williams | C. M. Hubbard | J. T. Bynum | Glen Copeland | J. W. Waldrep | C. C. Stafford | W. R. Nigg | J. C. Pressley | B. F. Sims | C. J. Harris | R. P. Henderson | K. S. Martin | D. T. Shipp | G. F. Whitlow | S. O. Maner | M. W. Mathews[sic] | E. M. McCulluch | H. E. Huggins | D. R. Roper | C. H. La Croix | E. J. Bryant | A. C. Smith | W. M. Stoll | H. C. Shanks | Thos. R. Sweatmon | E. J. Jones | W. B. Griffith | E. L. Linch | H. F. Morris
First page of Evangel Songs

Evangel Songs (1931)

First page of Folk Songs of the American Negro

Folk Songs of the American Negro (1907)

John W. Work | Frederick J. Work
First page of Folk Songs of the American Negro, Number Two

Folk Songs of the American Negro, Number Two (1907)

John W. Work | Frederick J. Work
First page of Forty Spirituals

Forty Spirituals (1932)

Walter Goodell
First page of Gems

Gems (1901)

L. L. Pickett | Geo. E. Kersey | O. B. Culpepper
First page of Glory Camp Special

Glory Camp Special (1925)

First page of Gospel Gleaner

Gospel Gleaner (1895)

Wm. J. Holtzclaw
First page of Hampton And Its Students

Hampton And Its Students (1874)

M. F. Armstrong | Helen W. Ludlow | Thomas P. Fenner
First page of Hymns of Glory No. 2

Hymns of Glory No. 2 (1914)

Hamp Sewell
First page of Jesus Songs

Jesus Songs (1906)

The Pentecostal Missionary Band
First page of Joy and Praise for Sunday-Schools

Joy and Praise for Sunday-Schools (1886)

R. A. Glenn | D. W. Crist
First page of Jubilee and Plantation Songs

Jubilee and Plantation Songs (1887)

First page of Jubilee Songs

Jubilee Songs (1872)

Biglow & Main
First page of Keep in de Middle ob de Road

Keep in de Middle ob de Road (1878)

Will S. Hays
First page of King Jesus Is A-Listening

King Jesus Is A-Listening (1925)

William L. Dawson
First page of Living Songs

Living Songs (1924)

James D. Vaughan
First page of Male Quartettes

Male Quartettes (1901)

J. H. Hall | W. H. Ruebush | J. H. Ruebush
First page of McIntosh's Class and Chorus

McIntosh's Class and Chorus (1893)

R. M. McIntosh
First page of Mellows

Mellows (1925)

R. Emmet Kennedy
First page of Men's Gospel Quartets

Men's Gospel Quartets (1913)

E. S. Lorenz | Ira B. Wilson
First page of New Songs of Victory

New Songs of Victory (1911)

Austin Taylor | J. B. Franklin | B. B. Edmiaston | R. L. Tittle | Woodie W. Smith | W. J. Graves | J. F. Mayfield | D. M. Ragle | J. C. Leuderman | A. H. Bryant | John M. Aiton | L. E. Edmonds | Ira L. Winterrowd | Will W. Slater | Frank Grammer | J. W. West | W. M. Yowell | J. A. Cole | T. M. Locke
First page of Oliver's "Songs of Deliverance"

Oliver's "Songs of Deliverance" (1908)

French E. Oliver
First page of O Lord, I Done Done

O Lord, I Done Done (1925)

Edward Boatner
First page of Our Choice

Our Choice (1913)

Chas. H. Gabriel | Jas. M. Black | Wm. Edie Marks | E. A. Hoffman | L. L. Pickett | O. B. Culpepper
First page of Patton's Gospel Hymns

Patton's Gospel Hymns (1907)

J. D. Patton | J. H. Rosecrans
First page of Praises to the Prince

Praises to the Prince (1904)

W. E. M. Hackleman | Allen Wilson
First page of Psalms, Hymns and Songs Spiritual

Psalms, Hymns and Songs Spiritual (1910)

Chas. A. Squire | Sarah L. Squire | Seeley D. Kinne
First page of Pure Diamonds

Pure Diamonds (1872)

James R. Murray
First page of Redemption Songs

Redemption Songs (1913)

Mr. John T. Benson | Mrs. John T. Benson
First page of Royal Praise for the Sunday School

Royal Praise for the Sunday School (1888)

J. R. Murray
First page of Showalter's Men's Quartet and Chorus Book

Showalter's Men's Quartet and Chorus Book (1895)

A. J. Showalter
First page of Sing His Praise

Sing His Praise (1925)

Thoro Harris
First page of Slayton's Jubilee Singers

Slayton's Jubilee Singers

Slayton's Jubilee Singers
First page of Some Current Folk-Songs of the Negro

Some Current Folk-Songs of the Negro (1912)

W. H. Thomas
First page of Songs and Solos

Songs and Solos

Milton K. Light
First page of Songs of Evangelism

Songs of Evangelism (1911)

H. R. Christie
First page of Songs of Pentecostal Fellowship

Songs of Pentecostal Fellowship (1925)

The Gospel Publishing House
First page of Songs of Praise

Songs of Praise (1925)

Charles A. Shreve
First page of Songs of Praise and Service

Songs of Praise and Service (1912)

E. B. Chappell | Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
First page of Songs of the Kingdom

Songs of the Kingdom (1911)

R. E. Winsett
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