Song of Robin Hood

Title:

Song of Robin Hood

Author:

Malcolmson, Anne, 1910-2013.

ISBN:

9780618071869

Physical Description:

1 score (123 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm

General Note:

For voice and piano.

Art techniques used: Ornate black and white scratchboard illustrations resembling wood engravings. Images have a medieval style, not least in the elaborately decorated border illustration.

Contents:

Robin Hood and Little John -- Robin Hood and the stranger -- Robin Hood and the tanner -- Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon -- Robin Hood and the curtal friar -- Robin Hood and Allen a Dale -- Robin Hood and Maid Marian -- Robin Hood and the bishop -- Robin Hood and the butcher -- Robin Hood and the bold pedlar -- Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne -- Robin Hood and the golden arrow -- Robin Hood and the ranger -- Robin Hood rescuing Will Stutly -- Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford -- Robin Hood's golden prize -- Robin Hood rescuing three squires -- Robin Hood's death.

Abstract:

An adaptation of the ballads about Robin Hood.

Personal Subject:

Robin Hood (Legendary character).

Robin Hood (Legendary character)-Songs and music.

Subject Term:

Ballads, English.

Folk music.

Folk songs, English -- Juvenile literature.

Ballads, English -- England.

Folklore -- England.

Folk music -- England.

Added Author:

Malcolmson, Anne, 1910-2013.

Castagnetta, Grace, 1909-1996.

Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.

Added Corporate Author:

Houghton Mifflin Company.

Format:

Music

Document ID:

SD_ILS:377272

Availability:

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Library	Shelf Number	Material Type	Status
Searching... Musgrave Library	FOLIOJ 398.22 SONG	Juvenile Non-Fiction	Searching... Unknown
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Searching... Stonebridge Library	FOLIOJ 398.22 SONG	Juvenile Non-Fiction	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

A 1946 Caldecott Honor Book

Anne Malcolmson, Grace Castagnetta, and Caldecott medalist Virginia Lee Burton joined forces in 1947 to produce the definitive edition of The Song of Robin Hood. Their triumphant achievement was one of the most distinctive presentations of the legend ever published, and it received a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1948.

Through meticulous research and unfailing perseverance, Anne Malcolmson rediscovered fifteen of the original ballads of Robin Hood; Grace Castagnetta adapted them to modern musical notation. Virginia Lee Burton spent three years on drawings to accompany the songs, ultimately producing a work of art filled with exquisite detail and worthy of comparison to the greatest illuminated manuscripts of the medieval era.

The text, the music, and the illustrations combine to form a harmonious and timeless work of art. There is no better way to introduce young readers to the legend of Robin Hood, or to renew a love of the tale in the hearts of those who already know the classic story. Lovingly revived and beautifully reissued, The Song of Robin Hood stands as one of the truly stunning books of our time.

Author Notes

Grace Castagnetta (1912-1998), a pianist, also served as editor for George Gershwin's Concerto in F . Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968) was the talented author and illustrator of some of the most enduring books ever written for children. The winner of the 1942 Caldecott Medal for THE LITTLE HOUSE, Burton's books include heroes and happy endings, lively illustrations, and a dash of nostalgia. She lived with her two sons, Aristides and Michael, and her husband George Demetrios, the sculptor, in a section of Gloucester, Massachusetts, called Folly Cove. Here she taught a class in design and from it emerged the Folly Cove designers, a group of internationally known professional artisans. She is the author of many classic children's picture books, including MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL and KATY AND THE BIG SNOW.

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Publisher's Weekly Review

Fans of Sherwood Forest and admirers of the book arts will want to see Virginia Lee Burton's design and illustrations for Song of Robin Hood, edited by Anne Malcolmson, music arranged by Grace Castagnetta. First published in 1947 and now reissued, the Caldecott Honor-winning book contains 18 classic ballads of Robin Hood's deeds, set to traditional tunes and arranged with modern musical notations. Burton supplies a lapidary sequence of intricately detailed black-and-white vignettes, one for each stanza of the different ballads; her chapter openers and borders have the delicacy of scrimshaw carvings and the robustness of illuminated manuscripts. (Houghton, $20 128p ages 8-up ISBN 0-618-07186-5; Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

I Robin Hood and Little John	p. 9
II Robin Hood and the Stranger	p. 15
III Robin Hood and the Tanner	p. 21
IV Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon	p. 27
V Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar	p. 35
VI Robin Hood and Allen A Dale	p. 41
VII Robin Hood and Maid Marian	p. 47
VIII Robin Hood and the Bishop	p. 51
IX Robin Hood and the Butcher	p. 57
X Robin Hood and the Bold Pedlar	p. 63
XI Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne	p. 67
XII Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow	p. 75
XIII Robin Hood and the Ranger	p. 81
XIV Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly	p. 87
XV Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford	p. 93
XVI Robin Hood's Golden Prize	p. 97
XVII Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires	p. 103
XVIII Robin Hood's Death	p. 109

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