Sheet Music Collection
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Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Cover Illustration
African American man playing a banjo on left side of cover, an older African American man leaning on a cane in front of a burned mansion on the right side of cover, and a photo of Miss Abbie Mitchell in the center.
First Line of Song
I heard him murm'ring softly on an old plantation lone
First Line of Chorus
Empty and so silent now the old cabin stands
Subjects
Minstrel Music. ; Songs with piano. ; Minstrel music Vocal scores with piano ; African American composers
Publication Date
1902
Publisher
Chicago : Hearst's Chicago American : Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub. Co., sole selling agents,
Hearst's Chicago American.
Performance Medium
Piano; voice
Music Genre
Minstrel
Object Type
text
Format (Original)
1 score (4 p.) ; 35 cm.
Format (Digital)
Physical ID#
32278009352828
Digital ID#
009352828-1902
Location of Original
Box 9, Folder 1, Piece 16
Repository
Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.