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SINGIN' BILLY
SINGIN' BILLY was first produced at The Vanderbilt University Theatre, Nashville, Tennessee, April 23-28, 1952.
From the Introduction:
"The central character of the opera, William Walker of South Carolina (1809-1875), was an influential figure in the musical culture of the antebellum South. His song-book, Southern Harmony (1835), was one of the great popularizing agents of the "sharp-note" or "Fa-Sol-La" type of part-song, long used in the singing schools and today known as "white spirituals." Walker was affectionately known to thousands by his nickname, "Singin' Billy." All other characters of the opera are imaginary; and the action represents an imagined (though entirely possible) episode in Walker's career."
From the Introduction:
"The central character of the opera, William Walker of South Carolina (1809-1875), was an influential figure in the musical culture of the antebellum South. His song-book, Southern Harmony (1835), was one of the great popularizing agents of the "sharp-note" or "Fa-Sol-La" type of part-song, long used in the singing schools and today known as "white spirituals." Walker was affectionately known to thousands by his nickname, "Singin' Billy." All other characters of the opera are imaginary; and the action represents an imagined (though entirely possible) episode in Walker's career."
97 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1985
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