Part one. Life. The beginning and the ascent, 1866-1913. Family background and early life ; From Erie to New York ; The conservatory years: the Dvorak association ; St. George's church; other professional activities ; New family, new adventures ; The recognized composer and acclaimed singer --
Singer, composer and arranger (1914-1949). America's musical scene preceding World War I ; Continuing achievement ; The Burleigh champions ; Some significant art songs and three cycles (1914-15) ; Summers ; More art songs ; In demand ; 1916-17: busy and productive years ; The war years (1918-19) ; The early 1920s ; 1924-1928 ; Cheyney day, 1928 ; The 1930s ; The last decade --
In retrospect. Legacy ; Events in Erie honoring Burleigh since his death ; Other posthumous remembrances outside Erie ; In praise of Burleigh: opinions of contemporaries ; Norman Tyler Sobel's unfinished dream ; In retrospect: a young man's impressions ; the Burleigh family --
Part two. Musical works. Art songs and instrumental works. Stylistic characteristics ; Early art songs ; Art songs of 1914 ; Saracen Songs (1914) ; Five Songs of Laurence Hope (1915) ; Passionale (1915) ; Art songs (1915-1940). 1916 ; 1917 ; 1918 ; 1919 ; The 1920s ; The 1930s ; The 1940s --
An overview of the art songs ; Instrumental works. Suite of piano sketches ; Suite for violin and piano --
Spirituals and negro folk songs. Background of the spirituals ; History, controversy, and problems ; Burleigh credited ; Burleigh's view on the negro spiritual ; Early settings of folk and religious songs, 1900-1913 ; The Burleigh-Krehbiel folk song collaboration (1913-1914) ; An interim ; A marathon of spirituals ; Other spirituals in 1917 after "Deep river" ; The spirituals of 1918 ; 1919 ; Spirituals and folksongs, 1920-1925 ; Spirituals arranged between 1925 and 1930 ; The 1930s ; The last spirituals ; Singers of the spirituals ; Seagle the specialist ; Other arrangers of Burleigh's solo spirituals ; The Burleigh touch --
Part three. Catalog of music, discography, bibliography. Catalog of music. Art songs and religious songs ; Spirituals and negro folk songs ; Instrumental works.
