CATALOGUE OF FIRST EDITIONS OF STEPHEN C. FOSTER (1826-1864).
by Whittlesey, Walter R.; and Sonneck, O.G
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About This Item
First edition, issued by the Library of Congress.
Stephen Collins Foster [18261864], known as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter known primarily for his parlor and minstrel music. He wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ["Swanee River"], "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe" and "Beautiful Dreamer", many of which remain popular to this day.
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- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
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- Title
- CATALOGUE OF FIRST EDITIONS OF STEPHEN C. FOSTER (1826-1864).
- Author
- Whittlesey, Walter R.; and Sonneck, O.G
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1915.
- Date Published
- 1915.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MUSIC; SONGS; REFERENCE; AMERICAN SONGWRITER; NINETEENTH CENTURY SONGWRITER; CATALOGUE OF FIRST EDITIONS OF STEPHEN C. FOSTER (1826-1864); LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; WALTER R. WHITTLESEY, ASSISTANT IN THE MUSIC DIVISION; O. G. SONNECK, CHIEF OF THE MUSIC DIVISI
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