I hear dar hoofs upon de hill / written and composed by Nelson Kneass
Creator
Kneass, Nelson, 1823-1868 or 1869, composer
Contributor
Firth, Pond & Co., publisher New Orleans Serenaders, performer Kneass, Nelson, 1823-1868 or 1869, lyricist Quidor, George W., approximately 1817- engaver Last, Jay T., collector
For voice and piano. ; "I hear the hoofs, or the lost child"--cover. ; Caption title. ; First line of text: I had a bud widin my garden growing. ; Black and white lithograph containing portraits of the New Orlean's Serenaders and musical instruments, surrounding a list of nine songs. Names of the Serenaders are included. ; "Quidor Engv'r"--Page 5.
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Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1800's I-R T7 18 The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.
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