Angelina Baker

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words and music by Stephen C. Foster.
The music, in the Key of C, is a vocal solo with a refrain for four mixed voices and includes piano accompaniment.
Caption title.
"As sung by the Christy Minstrels."
Verses 2-4 printed as text on p. 5.
Series titles 1-6 printed on title page: No. I. Oh Lemuel. No. 2. Dolly Day. No. 3. Camptown Races. No. 4. Angelina Baker. 5. Susanna. 6. Uncle Ned.
This edition, although bearing the date 1850 and the name of F. D. Benteen as publisher on the title page and p.3, seems to have been published by Miller & Beacham sometime after 1853, when Miller & Beacham succeeded to F. D. Benteen & Co., since p. [6] contains an advertisemnt of "New And Popular Music, For The Piano Forte, Published By Miller & Beacham, (Successors to F. D. Benteen & Co.) No. 181 Baltimore Street, Baltimore." Miller & Beacham was at that address from 1853 until 1859. Cf. Early American sheet music / Dichter and Shapiro.
"Gillingham."
"25 cts. net."
First line of text: Way down on de old plantation, dah's where I was born.
First line of chorus: Angelina Baker, Angelina Baker's gone.
Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: 21.3.
Foster's plantation melodies ; no. 4.

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Note: The music, in the Key of C, is a vocal solo with a refrain for four mixed voices and includes piano accompaniment.
Caption title.
"As sung by the Christy Minstrels."
Verses 2-4 printed as text on p. 5.
Series titles 1-6 printed on title page: No. I. Oh Lemuel. No. 2. Dolly Day. No. 3. Camptown Races. No. 4. Angelina Baker. 5. Susanna. 6. Uncle Ned.
This edition, although bearing the date 1850 and the name of F. D. Benteen as publisher on the title page and p.3, seems to have been published by Miller & Beacham sometime after 1853, when Miller & Beacham succeeded to F. D. Benteen & Co., since p. [6] contains an advertisemnt of "New And Popular Music, For The Piano Forte, Published By Miller & Beacham, (Successors to F. D. Benteen & Co.) No. 181 Baltimore Street, Baltimore." Miller & Beacham was at that address from 1853 until 1859. Cf. Early American sheet music / Dichter and Shapiro.
"Gillingham."
"25 cts. net."
First line of text: Way down on de old plantation, dah's where I was born.
First line of chorus: Angelina Baker, Angelina Baker's gone.
Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: 21.3.
Title: Angelina Baker
Creator: Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
Contributor: Christy Minstrels
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date: 1853
Identifier: 31735061828186
Description: words and music by Stephen C. Foster.
The music, in the Key of C, is a vocal solo with a refrain for four mixed voices and includes piano accompaniment.
Caption title.
"As sung by the Christy Minstrels."
Verses 2-4 printed as text on p. 5.
Series titles 1-6 printed on title page: No. I. Oh Lemuel. No. 2. Dolly Day. No. 3. Camptown Races. No. 4. Angelina Baker. 5. Susanna. 6. Uncle Ned.
This edition, although bearing the date 1850 and the name of F. D. Benteen as publisher on the title page and p.3, seems to have been published by Miller & Beacham sometime after 1853, when Miller & Beacham succeeded to F. D. Benteen & Co., since p. [6] contains an advertisemnt of "New And Popular Music, For The Piano Forte, Published By Miller & Beacham, (Successors to F. D. Benteen & Co.) No. 181 Baltimore Street, Baltimore." Miller & Beacham was at that address from 1853 until 1859. Cf. Early American sheet music / Dichter and Shapiro.
"Gillingham."
"25 cts. net."
First line of text: Way down on de old plantation, dah's where I was born.
First line of chorus: Angelina Baker, Angelina Baker's gone.
Foster Hall Collection cutter no.: 21.3.
Foster's plantation melodies ; no. 4.
Language: eng
Extent: 1 score ([2], 3-5, [1] p.) ; 33 cm.
Publisher: F.D. Benteen
W.T. Mayo
Publication Place: Baltimore
New Orleans
Type of Resource: notated music
Subject: Popular music--United States--To 1901
African Americans--Music
Love songs--United States
Geographic Subject: United States
Series: Foster's plantation melodies ; no. 4
Depositing Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Rights: No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as
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