Publisher's Synopsis
Grammy-award-winning music historian and performer Ian Whitcomb draws on the Huntington Library sheet music collection for this songbook/CD set of popular songs from 1864 to 1919. Sheet music reproductions are featured in full colour. Also included is a compact disc containing full orchestral and vocal versions of all 25 songs, performed by Whitcomb and his orchestra. The volume features an introduction discussing the historical context of these songs. Chord symbols are included.