The music of Stephen C. Foster. a critical edition / prepared by Steven Saunders and Deane L. Root.

Author/creator Foster, Stephen Collins
Other author Saunders, Steven, 1955- editor.
Other author Root, Deane L., editor.
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoWashington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1990.
Description1 score (vii, 503 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles ; 29 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleWorks. Selections
SeriesFoster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Works. 1990 ; v. 2. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Gentle Annie -- The White House chair -- The Abolition Show (The Great Baby Show) -- I see her still in my dreams -- Gentle Annie (arranged with guitar accompaniment) -- Lula is gone -- Linger in blissful repose -- Where has Lula gone? -- My loved one and my own, or Eva -- Sadly to mine heart appealing -- My angel boy -- Linda has departed -- Parthenia to Ingomar -- For thee, love, for thee -- Fairy-belle -- Thou art the queen of my song -- None shall weep a tear for me -- The wife -- Poor drooping maiden -- Cora Dean -- Under the willow she's sleeping -- The Glendy Burk -- Jenny's coming o'er the green -- Beautiful child of song -- Old Black Joe -- Down among the cane-brakes -- Virginia belle -- The little ballad girl -- Mine is the mourning heart -- Don't bet your money on de Shanghai -- Molly dear good night -- Our Willie dear is dying -- Lizzie dies to-night -- Our bright, bright summer days are gone -- I'll be a soldier -- Why have my loved ones gone? -- Oh! tell me of my mother -- Farewell mother dear -- Sweet little maiden of the mountain -- Farewell sweet mother -- Little Belle Blair -- Nell and I -- A penny for your thoughts! -- A thousand miles from home -- Little Jenny Dow -- I will be true to thee -- The merry, merry month of May -- A dream of my mother and my home -- That's what's the matter -- Better times are coming -- Slumber my darling -- Merry little birds are we -- No one to love -- No home, no home -- Was my brother in the battle? -- We are coming, Father Abraam, 300,000 more -- I'll be home to-morrow -- Happy hours at home -- Gentle Lena Clare -- We've a million in the field -- Beautiful dreamer -- The love I bear to thee -- Bury me in the morning, mother -- Little Ella's an angel! -- Suffer little children to come unto me -- Willie's gone to heaven -- I'm nothing but a plain old soldier -- I'd be a fairy -- Bring my brother back to me -- Oh! there's no such girl as mine --
Contents Waters' golden harp for Sunday schools. The beautiful shore ; Oh! 'tis glorious! ; Tears bring thoughts of heaven ; Leave me with my mother ; He leadeth me beside still waters ; Give us this day our daily bread ; Seek and ye shall find ; We'll all meet our saviour ; We'll still keep marching on ; The angels are singing unto me -- While the bowl goes round -- Jenny June -- A soldier in the Colored Brigade -- There are plenty of fish in the sea -- When this dreadful war is ended -- Lena our loved one is gone -- Katy Bell -- Larry's good bye -- There was a time -- Willie has gone to the war -- Kissing in the dark -- For the dear old flag I die! -- The soldier's home -- My wife is a most knowing woman -- Oh! why am I so happy! -- Onward and upward! -- We will keep a bright lookout -- The song of all songs -- The Athenaeum collection of hymns and tunes for church and Sunday school. The pure, the bright, the beautiful ; We'll tune our hearts ; Tell me of the angels, mother ; What shall the harvest be? ; Don't be idle ; Stand up for the truth ; Over the river ; While we work for the Lord ; Choral harp ; The bright hills of glory -- Dearer than life! (Meet me tonight dearest) -- My boy is coming from the war -- If you've only got a moustache -- Mr. & Mrs. Brown -- Wilt thou be true? -- When old friends were here -- She was all the world to me -- Sitting by my own cabin door -- Somebody's coming to see me to night -- When dear friends are gone -- Give this to mother -- Tell me love of thy early dreams -- The voices that are gone -- Our darling Kate -- Sweet Emerald Isle that I love so well -- What does every good child say? -- Praise the Lord! -- Kiss me dear Mother ere I die.
Local noteJoyner-FOR JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Works. 1990, SEARCH BY SERIES TITLE OR CALL NUMBER M3 .F73 1990.
General noteSongs and hymns.
General notePrepared from the Foster Hall Collection of the Stephen C. Foster Memorial, under the auspices of the University of Pittsburgh.
General noteIncludes index.
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