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Additional authors

1. Blood
2. Connelly Co.

Description

1. 1 vocal score (3 p.) : ill.; 36 cm.

Summary

1. Two woodcuts printed on cover; larger one depicts older black person sitting at the side of a road remembering his younger self depicted in the smaller illustration. Two credits: Blood, Del. and Connelly-Co.-Eng.

Donor/Sponsor

1. National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.

Series statement

1. Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Alternative title

1. Carry me back to old Virginny

Subject

1. African Americans -- Pictorial works
2. African Americans -- Music
3. Songs (High voice) with piano
4. Popular music -- United States -- To 1901
5. Virginia -- Songs and music
6. Music

Call number

1. Music (Sheet) 99-322

Note

1. For voice and piano.
2. Caption title.
3. Chorus (p. 5) written for four voices.
4. "Two plantation melodies! Standard and popular!"--Same cover used in publishing both Carry me back to old Virginny and There's a happy little home.

Additional formats (note)

1. Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.

Local note

1. Center seam torn; back cover taped to center sheet; some fraying at edges.

Author

1. Bland, James A. (James Allen), 1854-1911.

Title

1. Carry me back to old Virginny : song and chorus / words and music by James Bland.

Imprint

1. Boston, Mass. : Oliver Ditson : J.F. Perry, copyright, c1878.

Series

1. Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923

Additional formats

1. Also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music & Recorded Sound Division Special Collections material
2. NYPL Digital Collections

Indexed term

1. Music

Added author

1. Blood. Illustrator
2. Connelly Co. Engraver

Publisher no.

1. 1,403-3 Oliver Ditson

Research call number

1. Music (Sheet) 99-322