Vocal Music

Dolcy Jones

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1849

WARNING: This is a blackface minstrel song, a genre that features demeaning caricatures rooted in racism and white supremacy.

“Dolcy Jones” was submitted for copyright deposit on November 14, 1849, by Firth, Pond & Co.

Dolly Day

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1850

WARNING: This is a blackface minstrel song, a genre that features demeaning caricatures rooted in racism and white supremacy.

“Dolly Day” was entered for copyright deposit on February 19, 1850, by F. D. Benteen of Baltimore. The earliest copies state on the title page “as sung by the Christy and Campbell Minstrels and New Orleans Serenaders.” Later copies only listed the Christy Minstrels at Edwin P. Christy’s request.

Down among the Cane-Brakes

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1860

WARNING: This is a blackface minstrel song, a genre that features demeaning caricatures rooted in racism and white supremacy.

“Down among the Cane-Brakes” was dentered for copyright deposit on November 15, 1860, by Firth, Pond & Co.

Dream-maker Man

Artist (Composed By): 
Nevin, Ethelbert
ca.
1899–1900

“Dream-maker Man,” a song by Ethelbert Nevin, was published in the set Songs from Vineacre, op. 28, each song of which was published separately by F. L. Stanton in 1899–1900.

Ellen Bayne

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1854

“Ellen Bayne” was never entered for copyright deposit. The earliest known copy was published by Firth, Pond & Co. on February 3, 1854.

A guitar arrangement of the song was submitted for copyright on November 13, 1854, by Firth, Pond, & Co.

According to Evelyn Foster Mornweck’s The Chronicles of Stephen Foster’s Family:

Emerging Masters Collection, 1954–1989

The Emerging Masters Collection consists of recordings of events sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Music Department, highlighting the various musical groups at the University, as well as concerts by visiting musicians and lectures by noted music scholars. These performances took place in a number of venues, including the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, the Stephen Foster Memorial, and Bellefield Hall. The concerts were free and open to the public.

Ethelbert Nevin Collection

Ethelbert Nevin (1862–1901) was a pianist and composer from Sewickley, Pa. He published his first composition at the age of twelve. In 1878, he attended Western University (now the University of Pittsburgh) but left at the end of his first year in 1879. In 1882 and 1883, he studied piano with B. J. Lang and composition with Stephen A. Emery in Boston. Then, from 1884 to 1886, he studied piano with Karl Klindworth and theory with Otto Tiersch in Berlin. He made his professional debut in a recital in Pittsburgh in December of 1886.

Eulalie

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1851

“Eulalie” was entered for copyright deposit on December 6, 1851, by Firth, Pond & Co.

The song was arranged for guitar accompaniment and submitted for copyright deposit on January 11, 1853.

According to Evelyn Foster Morneweck’s The Chronicles of Stephen Foster’s Family:

Farewell My Lilly Dear

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1853

WARNING: This is a blackface minstrel song, a genre that features demeaning caricatures rooted in racism and white supremacy.

“Farewell My Lilly Dear,” arranged for guitar accompaniment, was submitted for copyright deposit on August 26, 1853.

The song also appears in “Old Folks Quadrilles.”

According to Evelyn Foster Mornweck’s The Chronicles of Stephen Foster’s Family: 

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