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Title
I wish I was in Dixie's land / written and composed expressly for Bryant's Minstrels by Dan D. Emmett ; arranged for the pianoforte by W. L. Hobbs
Creator
Emmett, Daniel Decatur, 1815-1904, composer
Contributor
Hobbs, W. L., arranger of music
Warren, Charles W., active 1844-1873, stereotyper
Bryant's Minstrels, performer
Firth, Pond & Co., publisher
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1860
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
For voice and piano. ; Verses 2-5 printed as text on p. [5]. ; "Warren, music stereotyper, No. 43 Centre st., N. Y." ; Advertisement on p. [6]: "The latest and best songs and ballads by the most popular authors, published by Firth, Pond & Co. ... ", no. 3, 1860.
Extent
1 score ([6] pages) ; 34 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T3
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/6125
Language
English
Subject
Popular music--United States--To 1901
Songs with piano
Minstrel music--United States
Southern States--Songs and music
Sheet music. (aat)
Popular music. (lcgft)
Songs. (lcgft)
Scores. (lcgft)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Entertainment
Minstrels 1800's A-C by Performer
T3
6
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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