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19th-century hymns (1 C, 99 P) Pages in category "19th-century songs" ... Pages in category "19th-century songs" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of ...
"The Rose of Tralee" – a 19th-century County Kerry song credited to C. (or E.) Mordaunt Spencer with music by Charles William Glover [9] "The Rose of Clare" ("Lovely Rose of Clare") – written by Chris Ball [70] "The Rose of Mooncoin" – a County Kilkenny song, written in the 19th century by a local schoolteacher and poet named Watt Murphy [9]
19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; 24th; ... 0–9. 19th-century hymns in German (26 P) Pages in category "19th-century hymns" The following 99 pages are in this category ...
19th-century songs (13 C, 94 P) Songs of the American Civil War (3 C, ... Pages in category "19th century in music" The following 129 pages are in this category, out ...
As the 19th century wore on, more and more songs were newly composed specifically for use by amateurs at home, and these pieces (written originally as parlour songs, rather than being adapted from other genres) began to develop a style all their own: similar in melodic and harmonic content to art songs of the day, but shorter and simpler in ...
The "Songs of the Century" list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic Inc. that aims to "promote a better understanding of America's musical and cultural heritage" in American schools.
In the early 19th century flatboatmen who plied the Missouri River were known for their shanties, including "Oh Shenandoah". Sailors heading down the Mississippi River picked up the song and made it a capstan shanty that they sang while hauling in the anchor. [ 4 ]
The 19th century was the golden age of bush ballads. Several collectors have catalogued the songs including John Meredith whose recording in the 1950s became the basis of the collection in the National Library of Australia. [38] The songs tell personal stories of life in the wide open country of Australia.