The Mormon Pioneer Songbook

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Voice, Piano — The story of the Mormon Pioneers in word and song. Compiled and edited by William I. Kaufman; with musical commentary by Thomas E. Cheney, American Folklore Society of Utah; and an introduction by Richard P. Condie, Emeritus Conductor of the Morman Tabernacle Choir. A superb treasury of thirty-three folksongs expressing the spirit and zeal of those early Mormon Pioneers. Splendidly produced, this book brings together in one collection hitherto scattered folk material, and chronologically arranges of the Trek West; 2. Colonization of the Great Basin; and 3. Mormon Customs and Thought. Includede are guitar chord symbols for each song, and illustrations produced especially for the book by artist Ric Estrada. 47pp. Softcover. For churches, schools, colleges, libraries, related institutions. Very easy.