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Open Up Dem Doors
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4967 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4967 Composed by Ned. Straight. African Americans, Dialects, Death, Symbols. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4967). Lieder's American Copyrighted Compositions and Stage Songs. Open Up Dem Doors. Words & Music by Ned. Straight. Published 1880 by William J.A. Lieder, son of and successor to Mrs. Pauline Lieder, No. 60 Chatham St. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Death, Symbols. First line reads I'se gwine to write a letter, to my great Jehovah.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Will You Love Me In December as You Do in May
Piano and voice (solo and TTBB quartet) - Digital Download SKU: LV.7522 Composed by…
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Piano and voice (solo and TTBB quartet) - Digital Download SKU: LV.7522 Composed by Ernest R. Ball. Portraits, African Americans, Meadows, Winter, Spring, Seasons, Snow, Courtship. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.7522). Will You Love Me In December as You Do in May. Words by J.J. Walker. Music by Ernest R. Ball. Published 1905 by M. Witmark & Sons in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and ttbb quartet) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, African Americans, Meadows, Winter, Spring, Seasons, Snow, Courtship. First line reads Now in the summer of life sweetheart, you say you lov me.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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The Desponding Negro. A Favorite Song
Piano and voice; German flute - Digital Download SKU: LV.16039 African Americans, S…
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Piano and voice; German flute - Digital Download SKU: LV.16039 African Americans, Slavery, Ships, Fugitive slaves, Liberty, Families. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.16039). The Desponding Negro. A Favorite Song. n. Published [n.d.] by Carr & Co., at their Music Store, No.136 High Street in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice; German flute instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Slavery, Ships, Fugitive slaves, Liberty, Families. First line reads On Africk's wide Plains where the Lion now roaring with freedom.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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De Beacon Lamp am Burning. Song and Chorus
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.11680 Composed by…
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.11680 Composed by George M. Vickers. Sailboats, Fishermen, Storms, Sunrises & sunsets, Castles & palaces, Dialects, African Americans, Death, Symbols, Heaven, Religions. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.11680). De Beacon Lamp am Burning. Song and Chorus. Words and Music by Geo. M. Vickers. Published 1882 by Thompson & Odell, 177 Washington Street in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Sailboats, Fishermen, Storms, Sunrises & sunsets, Castles & palaces, Dialects, African Americans, Death, Symbols, Heaven, Religions. First line reads Oh, de beacon lamp tonight am brightly burning.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Old Black Joe
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.19762 Composed by…
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.19762 Composed by Stephen Foster. Portraits, African Americans, Aged persons, Slavery, Human life cycle, Time. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.19762). Foster's Melodies. No.49. Old Black Joe. Written and Composed by Stephen C. Foster. Published [n.d.] by Armstrong Music Pub. Co's Edition de Luxe, 17 West 28th Street in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, African Americans, Aged persons, Slavery, Human life cycle, Time. First line reads Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Hand Me Down Dem Golden Shoes
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4779 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4779 Composed by Jacob J. Sawyer. African Americans, Dialects, Freedmen, Death, Symbols, Biblical references. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4779). Choice Collection of Ethiopian Songs. Hand Me Down Dem Golden Shoes. By Jacob J. Sawyer. Published 1883 by W.A. Evans] in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Freedmen, Death, Symbols, Biblical references. First line reads Hand me down dem golden shoes, keep dat lamp a burning.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Boost Me Up To Glory. Camp Meeting Song and Chorus
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4692 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4692 Composed by Giveadam Jones. African Americans, Dialects, Biblical references, Death, Symbols, Ethnic stereotypes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4692). Boost Me Up To Glory. Camp Meeting Song and Chorus. Words by Bro. Wakeup Misery. Music by Giveadam Jones. Published 1887 by C.H. Ditson & Co., 867 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus (and dance interlude; call and response) with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Biblical references, Death, Symbols, Ethnic stereotypes. First line reads Bred'ren come and len' a han' Boost me up to glory.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Say But That Tender Word, Yes
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.5005 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.5005 Composed by William A. Huntley. Gardens, Dining tables, Eating & drinking, Servants, African Americans, Couples, Aged persons, Courtship, Marriage proposals. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5005). Say But That Tender Word, Yes. Words by Ernest Hardenstein. Music by William A. Huntley. Published 1885 by Chas. F. Escher, Jr., 1242 Girard Ave. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Gardens, Dining tables, Eating & drinking, Servants, African Americans, Couples, Aged persons, Courtship, Marriage proposals. First line reads As to the idol fondly kneels, the pagan at its shrine.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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I'se Gwine to Trabbel Home Again
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4819 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4819 Composed by Charley Rea. African Americans, Dialects, Homesickness, Homecomings, Love, Ethnic stereotypes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4819). 2 Popular Plantation Songs With Chorus. No. 2. I'se Gwine to Trabbel Home Again. Written by Geo. R. Jackson. Composed by Charley Rea. Published 1880 by G.D. Russell, 126 Tremont St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Homesickness, Homecomings, Love, Ethnic stereotypes. First line reads I'se gwing to trabbel home again to whar de birds am singing.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Oh! How'dy Do Aunt Susie? Or, Way Down in Georgia
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4414 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4414 Composed by James E. Stewart. African Americans, Dialects, Nonsense songs, Symbols, Heaven, Slavery. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4414). Cal Wagner's Great Plantation Song. Oh! How'dy Do Aunt Susie? Or, Way Down in Georgia. Words by Frank Dumont. Music by Jas. E. Stewart. Published 1873 by J.L. Peters, 599 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Nonsense songs, Symbols, Heaven, Slavery. First line reads Oh! de bells dey rang when Massa went and died, Oh! how d'y do, Aunt Susie?.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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They've Sold Me Down the River. The Negro Father's Lament. Song and Chorus
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3579 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3579 Composed by G. Friedrich Wurzel. African Americans, Dialects, Slavery, Fathers & children, Spouses, Grief, Death, Heaven. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3579). They've Sold Me Down the River. The Negro Father's Lament. Song and Chorus. Composed by G. Friedrich Wurzel. Published 1853 by William Hall & Son, 239 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Slavery, Fathers & children, Spouses, Grief, Death, Heaven. First line reads They've sold me down the river, and I must parted be.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Dese Weary Feet. Song and Chorus
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4728 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4728 Composed by George M. Vickers. African Americans, Dialects, Distress, Freedmen, Homesickness, Log cabins, Ethnic stereotypes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4728). Dese Weary Feet. Song and Chorus. Words and Music by Geo. M. Vickers. Published 1880 by Lee & Walker, 1113 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Distress, Freedmen, Homesickness, Log cabins, Ethnic stereotypes. First line reads I am trying hard to reach de blessed turning.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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When My Dark Diana Dreams Of Me
Piano and voice (solo and TTBB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.8813 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and TTBB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.8813 Composed by Charles N. Daniels. Dwellings, Log cabins, Moonlight, Bodies of water, Trees, Courtship, Love, African Americans, Dialects. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.8813). When My Dark Diana Dreams Of Me. Words by Earle C. Jones. Music by Charles N. Daniels. Published 1911 by Jerome H. Remick & Co. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and ttbb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Dwellings, Log cabins, Moonlight, Bodies of water, Trees, Courtship, Love, African Americans, Dialects. First line reads Climbing vines and the moss rose twines 'round the cabin where my dark Diana sleeps.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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I'se Gwine Back Home To Stay Dar. Song and Chorus
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4818 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4818 Composed by Charles A. Williams. African Americans, Dialects, Homecomings, Homesickness, Ethnic stereotypes. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4818). I'se Gwine Back Home To Stay Dar. Song and Chorus. Words and Melody by Charles A. Williams. Published 1881 by Geo. D. Newhall & Co., 50 W. 4th Street in Cincinnati. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Homecomings, Homesickness, Ethnic stereotypes. First line reads don't tell me little chillen' bout de norfern clime.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Jog Along To Glory. Ethiopian Song
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4833 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4833 Composed by M. H. Rosenfeld. African Americans, Dialects, Death, Heaven, Symbols. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4833). Jog Along To Glory. Ethiopian Song. By M.H. Rosenfeld. Published 1884 by Hitchcock's Music Store, 166 Nassau St. (Opposite City Hall) in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus (and dance interlude) with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Death, Heaven, Symbols. First line reads Sister Hannah got de robe an' gone, an' gone, an' gone on.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Oh! See That Angel Band. Plantation Song and Chorus
Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4417 Composed by …
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Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4417 Composed by C. E. Pratt. African Americans, Dialects, Death, Symbols. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4417). Oh! See That Angel Band. Plantation Song and Chorus. Music by C.E. Pratt. Published 1870 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 451 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Dialects, Death, Symbols. First line reads Oh, see dat angel band, dar calling me away.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
Piano and voice, ukulele - Digital Download SKU: LV.12151 Composed by Lewis F. Muir…
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Piano and voice, ukulele - Digital Download SKU: LV.12151 Composed by Lewis F. Muir. Celebrities, Portraits, Ballroom dancing, African Americans, Ethnic stereotypes, Steamboats, Homecomings. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.12151). Waiting for the Robert E. Lee. Lyric by L. Wolfe Gilbert. Music by Lewis F. Muir. Published 1912 by Alfred Music Co., 145 West 45th Street in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice, ukulele instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Celebrities, Portraits, Ballroom dancing, African Americans, Ethnic stereotypes, Steamboats, Homecomings. First line reads Way down on the levee in old Alabamy, there's daddy and mammy, there's Ephriam and Sammy.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Georgia Rose
Piano and voice; ukulele - Digital Download SKU: LV.8988 Composed by Harry Rosentha…
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Piano and voice; ukulele - Digital Download SKU: LV.8988 Composed by Harry Rosenthal. Portraits, African Americans, Mothers & children, Prejudice, Love, Comfort. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.8988). Georgia Rose. Lyric By Alexander Sullivan and Jimmy Flynn. Music by Harry Rosenthal. Published 1921 by Leo Feist, Inc. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice; ukulele instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, African Americans, Mothers & children, Prejudice, Love, Comfort. First line reads Mammy is feeling sad today.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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I'm Goin' South. Fox Trot Song
Piano and voice; ukulele - Digital Download SKU: LV.6275 Composed by Abner Silver &…
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Piano and voice; ukulele - Digital Download SKU: LV.6275 Composed by Abner Silver & Harry Woods. Portraits, Cars & wagons, Cotton plantations, African Americans, Homesickness, Homecomings. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.6275). I'm Goin' South. Fox Trot Song. By Abner Silver and Harry Woods. Published 1923 by M. Witmark & Sons in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice; ukulele instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Cars & wagons, Cotton plantations, African Americans, Homesickness, Homecomings. First line reads It's just an old time story, one that you've heard before.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Ethiopian Melodies. Julius' Bride
Piano and voice (solo and 4-part chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.13793 Composed …
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Piano and voice (solo and 4-part chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.13793 Composed by E. P. Christy. African Americans, Portraits, Musical instruments, Dancing, Couples, Monkeys, Slave trade, Courtship & love, Marriage proposals, Banjos, Sleeping, Dreaming, Ethnic stereotypes, Dialects. Lester S. Levy Collection. 6 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.13793). Ethiopian Melodies. Julius' Bride [contains reference to the song Jennie Git Your Hoe Cake Done]. Arranged & Partly Composed By E.P. Christy. Published 1848 by William Vanderbeek, 479 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and 4-part chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Portraits, Musical instruments, Dancing, Couples, Monkeys, Slave trade, Courtship & love, Marriage proposals, Banjos, Sleeping, Dreaming, Ethnic stereotypes, Dialects. First line reads When I liv'd way down in ole Virginia, I bought a culored [sic] gal for a guinea.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
Small Ensemble Cello,Piano,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.905711 Compos…
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Small Ensemble Cello,Piano,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.905711 Composed by James Weldon Johnson, John Rosmond Johnson. Arranged by Brandon Haynes. Concert,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 10 pages. Brandon Haynes #4603703. Published by Brandon Haynes (A0.905711). Lift Every Voice and Sing was initially written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson in 1900 and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1905 and has become known a national anthem for African-Americans. The initial hymn tune is intense with grandeur and immense hope. With this arrangement; I have set the music more somberly to reflect the seriousness of the text that speaks of the bitterness and anguish of America’s dark racial past that is still rampant today. This allows the listener to reflect on the text thoughtfully. Remarkably, I have heard this hymn many times throughout my lifetime both in predominantly Caucasian denominations and predominantly African-African American denominations and the differences in interpretation are fascinating. White congregations tend to sing this hymn spritely with great pomp and circumstance while the Black congregations tend to sing it more labored and meditative as if it were a dirge. I believe both interpretations are valid, but interesting given its context. This arrangement is written for medium-high voice, cello obbligato and piano accompaniment.
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No More Auction Block for Me (Many Thousand Gone) - Low Voice
Low Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.829043 Composed by David …
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Low Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.829043 Composed by David Neff. Arranged by David Neff. Folk,Spiritual. 4 pages. David Neff #6035801. Published by David Neff (A0.829043). No More Auction Block originated in Canada before the US Civil War among African-Americans who had escaped slavery and found safe haven there. It was later adopted by black troops in the Union Army. It is a song of determination and hope, although its positive message is tempered by the wistful line that closes each verse--many thousand gone. Those many thousand were not only the many who had escaped slavery, but also those who had been separated from family and loved ones by being sold on the auction block. This is a low-voice adaptation of an arrangement written for tenor Larry D. Hylton, who sang with Moses Hogan and with the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and who has been in over 350 performances of Porgy and Bess. David Neff and Larry Hylton collaborated on recording this remotely during the 2020 pandemic in order to produce music for their church's celebration of Juneteenth, following the widespread protests over the murder of George Floyd. The song is appropriate for any occasion that celebrates African-American history and music, as well as the ideals of freedom and liberty.
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Largo (from "Symphony No. 9") ("From the New World") (Db) Viola Quintet)
String Ensemble,String Quintet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813839 Co…
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String Ensemble,String Quintet Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813839 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Concert,Contemporary,Folk,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 18 pages. Regis Bookshar #6533949. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813839). Largo (from Symphony No. 9 in E minor) (From the New World) (Db) (Viola Quintet) - Intermediate - Digital Download. This marvelous arrangement of the Largo, based on the second movement of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, would be a fabulous addition to any music library and could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services, especially Funerals, but would be appropriate any time during the church year. This arrangement is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (18 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from the The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (subtitled From the New World and popularly know as the New World Symphony), was composed by Antonin Dvorak in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City on December 16, 1893 and has been described as one of the most popular of all symphonies. The second movement of the symphony, upon which this arrangement is based, is marked Largo, and begins with a harmonic progression of chords which is then followed by a solo instrument playing the famous main theme.Dvorak was interested in Native American music and the African-American spirituals he heard in North America. While director of the National Conservatory he encountered an African-American student, Harry T. Burleigh, who sang traditional spirituals to him. Burleigh, later a composer himself, said that Dvorak had absorbed their spirit before writing his own melodies. Dvorak stated: I am convinced that the future music of this country must be founded on what are called Negro melodies. These can be the foundation of a serious and original school of composition to be developed in the United States. These beautiful and varied themes are the product of the soil. They are folk songs of America and your composers must turn to them.He further explained how Native American music influenced his symphony: I have not actually used any of these (Native American) melodies. I have simply written original themes embodying the peculiarities of the Indian music, and, using these themes as subjects, have developed them with all the resources of modern rhythms, counterpoint, and orchestral colour.In 1893, a newspaper interview quoted Dvorak as saying, I found that the music of the negroes and of the Indians was practically identical, and that the music of the two races bore a remarkable similarity to the music of Scotland. Most historians agree that Dvorak is referring to the pentatonic scale, which is typical of each of these musical traditions.Dvorak was influenced not only by music he heard, but also by what he had seen, in America. He wrote that he would not have composed his American pieces as he had if he had not seen America. It has been said that Dvorak was inspired by the wide open spaces of America, such as the prairies he may have seen on his trip to Iowa in the summer of 1893. Notices about several performances of the symphony include the phrase wide open spaces about what inspired the symphony and/or about the feelings it conveys to listeners.The theme from the Largo was adapted into the spiritual Goin' Home (often mistakenly considered a folk song or traditional spiritual) by Dvorak's pupil, William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922. Regis Bookshar thought it would be wonderful if other instrumentalists could have the opportunity to play this beautiful melody, so, in addition to this version for a Viola Quintet, he has made quite a few other arrangements of this selection which are readily available for a wide variety of instrumental.
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Largo (from "Symphony No. 9") ("From the New World") (Db) (String Quintet - 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Ce
String Ensemble,String Quintet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813833 Composed…
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String Ensemble,String Quintet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813833 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Concert,Contemporary,Folk,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 18 pages. Regis Bookshar #6533931. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813833). Largo (from Symphony No. 9 in E minor) (From the New World) (Db) (String Quintet) - Intermediate - Digital Download. This marvelous arrangement of the Largo, based on the second movement of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, would be a fabulous addition to any music library and could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services, especially Funerals, but would be appropriate any time during the church year. This arrangement is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (18 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from the The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (subtitled From the New World and popularly know as the New World Symphony), was composed by Antonin Dvorak in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City on December 16, 1893 and has been described as one of the most popular of all symphonies. The second movement of the symphony, upon which this arrangement is based, is marked Largo, and begins with a harmonic progression of chords which is then followed by a solo instrument playing the famous main theme.Dvorak was interested in Native American music and the African-American spirituals he heard in North America. While director of the National Conservatory he encountered an African-American student, Harry T. Burleigh, who sang traditional spirituals to him. Burleigh, later a composer himself, said that Dvorak had absorbed their spirit before writing his own melodies. Dvorak stated: I am convinced that the future music of this country must be founded on what are called Negro melodies. These can be the foundation of a serious and original school of composition to be developed in the United States. These beautiful and varied themes are the product of the soil. They are folk songs of America and your composers must turn to them.He further explained how Native American music influenced his symphony: I have not actually used any of these (Native American) melodies. I have simply written original themes embodying the peculiarities of the Indian music, and, using these themes as subjects, have developed them with all the resources of modern rhythms, counterpoint, and orchestral colour.In 1893, a newspaper interview quoted Dvorak as saying, I found that the music of the negroes and of the Indians was practically identical, and that the music of the two races bore a remarkable similarity to the music of Scotland. Most historians agree that Dvorak is referring to the pentatonic scale, which is typical of each of these musical traditions.Dvorak was influenced not only by music he heard, but also by what he had seen, in America. He wrote that he would not have composed his American pieces as he had if he had not seen America. It has been said that Dvorak was inspired by the wide open spaces of America, such as the prairies he may have seen on his trip to Iowa in the summer of 1893. Notices about several performances of the symphony include the phrase wide open spaces about what inspired the symphony and/or about the feelings it conveys to listeners.The theme from the Largo was adapted into the spiritual Goin' Home (often mistakenly considered a folk song or traditional spiritual) by Dvorak's pupil, William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922. Regis Bookshar thought it would be wonderful if other instrumentalists could have the opportunity to play this beautiful melody, so, in addition to this version for a String Quintet, consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello and 1 Double Bass, he has made quite a few other arrangements of this sel.
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