[Rarebooks] FS: Signed W. C. Handy: They That Sow in Tears

[Charles Agvent]

HANDY, William C. THEY THAT SOW IN TEARS (SHALL REAP IN JOY). PSALMS 126 
V.5-6-1-2. New York: Handy Brothers Music Co., (1950). Sheet music 
INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the composer on the dedication page to fellow 
composer and accordionist Tony Lavelli in 1951. One of the most 
influential of American songwriters, Handy is known as the "Father of 
the Blues." A piece of music by Lavelli is included. Fine.
Handy was a deeply religious man, whose influences in his musical style 
were found in the church music he sang and played as a youth. The 1912 
publication of his "Memphis Blues" sheet music introduced his style of 
12-bar blues to many households and was credited as the inspiration for 
the invention of the foxtrot dance step. Some consider it to be the 
first blues song. Because of the difficulty of getting his works 
published, he published many of his own works and was among the first 
blacks who were successful as music publishers. Perhaps his most famous 
composition is "St. Louis Blues." 		$350.00

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