Sheet Music Collection

Composer

Quirk

Files

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Cover Illustration

African American man hiding a chicken behind his back as he talks with a preacher / Jenkins ; inset photo of Quirk and Rose.

First Line of Song

A superstitious coon, on a Sunday afternoon

First Line of Chorus

Will I go to heaven when I die?

Subjects

African Americans Songs and music. ; Minstrel music. ; Piano music (Ragtime) ; Ragtime music.

Publication Date

1904

Publisher

New York : Wm. R. Haskins, ; William Haskins (Music publisher)

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Minstrel

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (3 p.) ; 35 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278009353446

Digital ID#

009353446-1904

Location of Original

Box 9, Folder 4, Piece 26

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.

Will I go to heaven when I die?

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