Rosa Lee, or, Don't be foolish Joe / sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders, Christy's Minstrels, and others ; arranged with chorus & accompaniments for the piano forte
Alternative Title
Rosa Lee ; Don't be foolish Joe
Contributor
Ethiopian Serenaders, performer Christy Minstrels, performer William Hall & Son, publisher Harrison, Charles Peter, 1783-1854, engraver Last, Jay T., collector
For tenor, mixed chorus (A.T.B.) and piano. ; The favorite Negro song. Rosa Lee or Don't be Foolish Joe - - cover title. ; "C. Harrison." ; Verses printed as text on p. 7. ; T. Halliday--Colophon. ; Wm. Hall was at the address 239 Broadway from 1848-1858 / Shapiro and Dichter, p. 200.
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano Songs with piano Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States African American women African Americans--Songs and music Popular music--United States Love--Songs and music Death Bereavement Minstrel music. (lcgft) Scores. (lcgft) Popular music. (lcgft) Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1800's D-F T5 24 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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