Seeger, Ruth Crawford 1901-1953

American folk songs for children in home, school and nursery school : a book for children, parents and teachers by Ruth Crawford Seeger ( )
8 editions published between 1948 and 2002 in English and held by 1,538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Folk song: U.S.A. : the 111 best American ballads by John A Lomax ( )
25 editions published between 1947 and 1975 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

American folk songs for Christmas by Ruth Crawford Seeger ( )
8 editions published between 1953 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 774 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a collection of songs from old-time Christmas, before Santa came to America and tinsel bloomed on neatly trimmed fir trees. It is arranged in three sections to tell the Christmas story step by step: first the Stars and Shepherds, then Mary and the Baby, and finally Praise and Festivity

Our singing country; a second volume of American ballads and folk songs by John A Lomax ( )
4 editions published between 1941 and 2007 in English and held by 625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Animal folk songs for children; traditional American songs by Ruth Crawford Seeger ( )
7 editions published between 1950 and 1993 in English and held by 608 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of folk songs about animals for voice and piano

"The music of American folk song" and selected other writings on American folk music by Ruth Crawford Seeger ( Book )
10 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 537 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the first publication of an annotated monograph by the noted composer and folksong scholar Ruth Crawford Seeger. Originally written as a foreword for the 1940 book 'Our Singing Country', it was considered too long and was replaced by a much shorter version. According to her stepson, Pete Seeger, when the original was not included "Ruth suffered one of the biggest disappointments of the last ten years of her life. It just killed her . . . She was trying to analyze the whole style and problem of performing this music." Along with her children Mike and Peggy Seeger, he has long desired to see this work in print as it was meant to be read. The manuscript has been edited from several varying sources by Larry Polansky, with the assistance of Seeger's biographer Judith Tick. It is divided into two sections: I. 'A Note on Transcription' and II. 'Notes on the Songs and on Manners of Singing.' Seeger examines all aspects of the relationship between singer, song, notation, the eventual performer, and the transcriber. In Section I, Seeger develops a complex and well-organized system of notation for these songs which is meant to be both descritive (transcription as cultural preservation) and prescriptive (she intended that others would be able to perform these songs). In Section II, she provides an interpretive theory for performance of this music, and suggests how performers might make the songs 'their own' through a deep knowledge of the original styles. Ruth Crawford Seeger considered this work to be both a major accomplishment and a central statement of her own ideas on the topic

Music for small orchestra (1926) ; Suite no. 2 for four strings and piano (1929) by Ruth Crawford Seeger ( )
16 editions published between 1993 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

American folk songs for children in home, school and nursery school : a book for children, parents and teachers. by Ruth Crawford Seeger ( Book )
7 editions published between 1948 and 1984 in English and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
More than 90 favorite folk songs for children, including ballads, work songs, chants, spirituals, and blues

String quartet 1931 by Ruth Crawford Seeger ( )
21 editions published between 1941 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Portrait by Ruth Crawford Seeger ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1997 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide