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In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and genre-based anthologies.
The American Songbag is an anthology of American folksongs compiled by the poet Carl Sandburg and published by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1927. It was enormously popular [1] and was in print continuously for more than seventy years. [2] Melodies from it were used in Alec Wilder's Names from the War (1961).
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An anthology, literally "a garland" or "collection of flowers", is a collection of literary works, originally of poems. This category should hold only articles about anthologies which are of broad scope and generally non-fiction and non-literary, or are mixed works (fiction, poetry, etc.) which are mixed with non-fiction works (speeches, essays, etc.)
Songbook (Nick Hornby book) Songs in the Key of Z; Songs of Praise (hymnal) The Songs of the Tyne by Walker; Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand; Sounds Like London; A Southern Music: The Karnatik Story; Space Opera (1996 anthology) Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music; The Stereo Record Guide; The Story of ...
Abū al-Farāj claimed to have taken 50 years in writing the work, which ran to over 10,000 pages and contains more than 16,000 verses of Arabic poetry.It can be seen as having three distinct sections: the first deals with the '100 Best Songs' chosen for the caliph Harūn al-Rashīd, the second with royal composers, and the third with songs chosen by the author himself. [3]
The Harvill Book of Twentieth-Century Poetry in English, 1999 Hinterland: Caribbean Poetry from the West Indies and Britain , 1989 Hyakunin Isshū (13th century) ( one hundred people, one poem ), compiled by the 13th-century Japanese poet and critic Fujiwara no Teika , an important collection of Japanese waka poems from the 7th through the 13th ...
Mozart's sacred music is mainly vocal, though also instrumental examples exist, like the seventeen Sonate da chiesa, composed between 1772 and 1780. His sacred music presents a rich stylistic mosaic: Gregorian choral elements meet rigorous counterpoint, and even operatic elements can sometimes emerge. Stylistic unity and consistency is present ...