My Dusky Rose

Composer

Thos. S. Allen

Files

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Cover Illustration

An illustration of a smiling couple with a cotton field in the background; the woman's face is growing out of a rose; photo inset of The Ratelles / Starmer.

First Line of Song

Down in Alabama where the southern skies are blue, My Dusky Rose, My Dusky Rose

First Line of Chorus

My Dusky Rosebud, My Dusky Rose, You are the sweetest flower that grows

Subjects

Man-woman relationships Songs and music. ; African Americans Songs and music. ; Minstrel music. ; Piano music (Ragtime) ; Ragtime music.

Publication Date

1905

Publisher

Boston : Walter Jacobs.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Minstrel

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278009354139

Digital ID#

009354139-1905

Location of Original

Box 8, Folder 4, Piece 10

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.