The White-Smith minstrel opening chorus : composed and arranged for amateur & professional minstrel companies / words by Wm. H. Gardner ; music by H. F. Odell
Creator
Odell, H. F. (Herbert Forrest), 1872-1926, composer
Contributor
White-Smith Music Pub. Co., publisher Gardner, William Henry, 1865-1932, lyricist Last, Jay T., collector
For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Cover illustration: scene from a minstrel show. ; "Fisher." ; Red, black and white lithograph depicting minstrels performing on stage in blackface. ; Includes a note, properties, and instructions for bones and tambos on page 2. ; "Buck and Geibel's Plantation Songs" on page [12]. ; Includes performance notes throughout.
Blackface entertainers Minstrel music Minstrel shows--Songs and music African Americans--Songs and music Songs with piano Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States Advertising Blackface Racism in language Popular music--United States Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1900's H-Z T11 20 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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