[Binder's Collection: R. S. Harrington]
Description
Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by R.S. Harrington. The collection consists of music for dances, ballads, and minstrel songs, notably juxtaposing songs with related titles, (Young Folks at Home and Old Folks at Home; Are We Almost There? and We Are Almost There). Most selections were published in Boston or New York. This item contains racial slurs and stereotyping.
Physical Description
270 p. ; 34 cm.
Creation Information
Harrington, R. S. 1817/1859.
Context
This score is part of the collection entitled: UNT Music Library General Collection and was provided by the UNT Music Library to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 64 times. More information about this score can be viewed below.
Who
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Compiler
Arrangers
- Chadwick, Henry arranger of Susana polka, the fortieth selection in M1619.M8.
- Crosby, L. V. H., d. 1884 arranger of Dearest Mae, the thirty-third selection in M1619.M8.
- Ordway, John P. (John Pond), 1824-1880 arranger of I hab leff Alabama, the thirty-seventh selection in M1619.M8.
Artists
- Sarony & Major credited with lithograph on cover art of Jeannette & Jeannot, the twenty-sixth selection in M1619.M8.
- B.W. Thayer & Co. credited with cover art on The old arm chair, the fourteenth selection in M1619.M8.
- Schmitz, M. S. illustrator of cover art for The officer's funeral, the first selection in M1619.M8.
Composers
- Woodbury, I. B. (Isaac Baker), 1819-1858 composer of Uncle Tom's lament for Eva; He doeth all things well, or, My sister; Be kind to the loved one at home; There's music in a mother's voice; and We are almost there, the ninth, seventeenth, eighteenth, twenty-fourth, and twenty-ninth selections in M1619.M8.
- Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 composer of Old folks at home; Oh! Susanna; and Susanna polka, the thirty-second, thirty-fifth, and fortieth selections in M1619.M8.
- Glover, Charles William, 1806-1863 composer of Jeannette & Jeannot, the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh selections in M1619.M8.
- Thompson, H. S. (Henry S.) composer of Lilly Dale and Willie's on the dark blue sea: ballad, the twelfth and fifteenth selections in M1619.M8.
- Abbott, Asahel composer of The conqueror's last sleep, the fourth selection in M1619.M8.
- Allen, George Nelson, 1812-1877 composer of The ocean burial, the nineteenth selection in M1619.M8.
- Barney, John W. composer of The sailor boy, the twentieth selection in M1619.M8.
- Bradbury, William B. (William Batchelder), 1816-1868 composer of Think gently of the erring, the thirtieth selection in M1619.M8.
- Bricher, T. (Thomas) composer of Oh! home of my boyhood, my own country home, the twenty-third selection in M1619.M8.
- Comer, T. (Thomas) composer of Quick step, the forty-seventh selection in M1619.M8.
- Curtiss, N. P. B composer of Oft in the stilly night, the forty-fourth selection in M1619.M8.
- D. O. C. composer of 'Tis midnight hour, the thirteenth selection in M1619.M8.
- Disbrow, William H., Mrs. composer of The forsaken, the sixth selection in M1619.M8.
- Dodge, Ossian E. (Ossian Euclid), 1820-1876 composer of The White Mountain serenade, the sixteenth selection in M1619.M8.
- Dyer, Samuel O. composer of The spider and the fly, the eleventh selection in M1619.M8.
- Greene, H. L., Mrs. composer of Christina quick step & polka, the forty-third selection in M1619.M8.
- Hews, George, 1806-1873 composer of The Brattleboro waltz and quick step, the forty-sixth selection in M1619.M8.
- Kelly, Michael, 1762-1826 composer of Ah! what is the bosoms [sic] commotion, the twenty-first selection in M1619.M8.
- Knight, W. G. composer of Henrietta, or The stolen kiss, the tenth selection in M1619.M8.
- Linter, Ricardo composer of Jenny Lind's Swedish polka, the forty-second selection in M1619.M8.
- Livingston, Hattie composer of Young folks at home, the thirty-first selection in M1619.M8.
- Maeder, J. Gaspard (James Gaspard), 1809-1876 composer of Teddy O'Neale, the seventh selection in M1619.M8.
- Nelson, S. (Sydney), 1800-1862 composer of The rose of Allandale, the third selection in M1619.M8.
- Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 composer of The officer's funeral, the first selection in M1619.M8.
- Parry, John Orlando, 1810-1879 composer of The musical wife, the second selection in M1619.M8.
- Pendergrass, A. composer of The merry sleigh ride, the forty-fifth selection in M1619.M8.
- Pike, Marshall S. (Marshall Spring) composer of I hab leff Alabama, the thirty-seventh selection in M1619.M8.
- Power, James, d. 1890 composer of Dearest Mae, the thirty-third selection in M1619.M8.
- Ramsey, Jon A. composer of Man goeth to his long home, the fifth selection in M1619.M8.
- Russell, Henry, 1812-1900 composer of The old arm chair, the fourteenth selection in M1619.M8
- Sinclair, John, 1791-1857 composer of Johnny Sands, the twenty-second selection in M1619.M8.
- Swift, H. composer of Uncle Tom: song & chorus, the eighth selection in M1619.M8.
- Gallagher, William D. (William Davis), 1808-1894 Composer of They told me not to love him, the twenty-fifth selection in M1619.M8.
- Vane, Florence composer of Are we almost there?, the twenty-eighth selection in M1619.M8.
- Winnemore, A. F. (Anthony F.) composer of Stop dat knocking at my door, the thirty-sixth selection in M1619.M8.
Distributor
- E.H. Wade seller of Teddy O'Neale, the seventh selection in M1619.M8.
Others
- Ethiopian Serenaders dedicatee of Rosa Lee, the thirty-fourth selection in M1619.M8.
- Jefferys, Charles, 1807-1865 lyricist for and dedicatee of Charles W. Glover's Jeannette & Jeannot, the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh selections in M1619.M8.
- Jefferys, Charles, 1807-1865 lyricist for The rose of Allandale, the third selection in M1619.M8
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, the source material for Uncle Tom, song and chorus, and Uncle Tom's lament for Eva, the eighth and ninth selections in M1619.M8.
- Brown, J. H. (James H.) lyricist for We are almost there, the twenty-ninth selection in M1619.M8.
- Christy, Edwin Pearce, 1815-1862 credited as composer of Old folks at home, the thirty-second selection in M1619.M8.
- Cook, Eliza, 1818-1889 lyricist for Teddy O'Neale and The old arm chair, the seventh and fourteenth selections in M1619.M8.
- Cox, A. C. lyricist of Man goeth to his long home, the fifth selection in M1619.M8.
- F.M.E. lyricist for He doeth all things well, or, My sister, the seventeenth selection in M1619.M8.
- Gallagher, William D. (William Davis), 1808-1894 poet whose work was set in They told me not to love him, the twenty-fifth selection in M1619.M8.
- Hancock School (Boston, Mass.) named in the dedication of There's music in a mother's voice, the twenty-fourth selection in M1619.M8.
- Lynch, Francis lyricist for Dearest Mae, the thirty-third selection in M1619.M8.
- Hutchinson, Jesse, 1813-1853 lyricist for The spider and the fly, the eleventh selection in M1619.M8.
- Shepard, Isaac F. (Isaac Fitzgerald), 1816-1889 poet whose work was set in Oh! home of my boyhood, my own country home, the twenty-third selection in M1619.M8.
- Spencer, Frank, lyricist lyricist for Young folks at home, the thirty-first selection in M1619.M8.
- Wheeler, Alfred, 1822-1903 poet whose work was set in The forsaken one, the sixth selection in M1619.M8.
Performers
- Christy Minstrels group which performed Old Folks at Home, Oh! Susanna, and Stop dat knocking at my door, the thirty-second, thirty-fifth, and thirty-sixth selections in M1619.M8.
- Christy, George N. performer of Oh! Susanna, the thirty-fifth selection in M1619.M8.
- Harmoneons performers of Dearest Mae, the thirty-third selection in M1619.M8.
- Patton, Abby Hutchinson, 1829-1892 performer of The spider and the fly, the eleventh selection in M1619.M8.
- Hutchinson Family (Singers) performers of Oh! home of my boyhood, my own country home, the twenty-third selection in M1619.M8.
- Wood's Minstrels performers of Young folks at home, the thirty-first selection in M1619.M8.
Printer
- Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886 printer of The officer's funeral, the first selection in M1619.M8.
Publishers
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Bradlee, Charles, 1790 or 91-1861
Publisher Info: publisher of The Brattleboro waltz and quick step (46) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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Willig, George, 1764?-1851
Publisher Info: publisher of The officer's funeral, the first selection in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Dubois, William
Publisher Info: publisher of Ah! what is the bosoms [sic] commotion (21) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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Oliver Ditson
Publisher Info: publisher of publisher of The rose of Allandale (3); Uncle Tom's lament for Eva (9); Willie's on the dark blue sea (15); The White Mountain serenade (16); The ocean burial (19); Johnny Sands (22); Oh! home of my boyhood, my own country home (23); There's music in a mother's voice (24); Are we almost there (28); We are almost there (29); Think gently of the erring (30); Panharmonicon march / Swiss Guards march (38); The celebrated national air of Yankee Doodle (39); Jenny Lind's Swedish polka (42); and Christina quick step & polka (43) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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Geo. P. Reed
Publisher Info: publisher of The Musical Wife (2); The Old Arm Chair (14); He doeth all things well, or, My sister (17); and Oft in the Stilly Night Waltz (44) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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C. Holt, Jr.
Publisher Info: publisher of Man Goeth to His Long Home (5) and The Forsaken One (6) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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G.P. Reed
Publisher Info: publisher of Stop Dat Knocking at My Door (36) and The Merry Sleigh Ride (45) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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A & J. P. Ordway
Publisher Info: publisher of I Hab Leff Alabama (37) and Quick Step (47) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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A. Fiot
Publisher Info: publisher of Dearest Mae (33) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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C. Bradlee
Publisher Info: publisher of The Brattleboro waltz and quick step (46) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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C. Holt Jr.
Publisher Info: co-publisher of Oh! Susanna (35) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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Oliver Ditson
Publisher Info: co-publisher of Oh! Susanna (35) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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Ch. Holt, Jr.
Publisher Info: publisher of The spider and the fly (11) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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Firth & Hall
Publisher Info: publisher of The sailor boy (20) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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Firth, Pond & Co.
Publisher Info: publisher of Old folks at home (32) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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G. Willig, Jr.
Publisher Info: publisher of They told me not to love him (25) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Baltimore, Maryland
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Geo. P. Reed & Co.
Publisher Info: publisher of 'Tis Midnight Hour (13) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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George Willig
Publisher Info: publisher of The officer's funeral (1) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Gould & Berry
Publisher Info: publisher of Young folks at home (31)Place of Publication: New York
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Jacques & Brother
Publisher Info: publisher of The conqueror's last sleep (4) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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John O. Fay
Publisher Info: publisher of Susanna polka (40)Place of Publication: New York
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L. Hjousbery
Publisher Info: publisher of Jeannette & Jeannot (27) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Brooklyn, New York
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Martin & Beals
Publisher Info: publisher of Be kind to the loved ones at home (18) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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Millets Music Saloon
Publisher Info: publisher of Mary Blane polka (41) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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Oliver Ditson
Publisher Info: co-publisher of Lilly Dale (12) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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Gould & Berry
Publisher Info: co-publisher of Lilly Dale (12) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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S. Brainard
Publisher Info: co-publisher of Lilly Dale (12) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Cleveland, Ohio
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H.D. Hewitt
Publisher Info: co-publisher of Lilly Dale (12) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New Orleans, Louisiana
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G.W. Brainard & Co.
Publisher Info: co-publisher of Lilly Dale (12) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Louisville, Kentucky
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C.C. Clapp & Co.
Publisher Info: co-publisher of Lilly Dale (12) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston
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William H. Oakes
Publisher Info: Wm. H. Oakes; publisher of Teddy O'Neale (7) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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S. W. Marsh
Publisher Info: publisher of Rosa Lee (34) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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Samuel C. Jollie
Publisher Info: publisher of Jeannette & Jeannot (26) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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William Dubois
Publisher Info: Wm. Dubois, publisher of Ah! what is the bosoms [sic] commotion (21) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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W. Hill
Publisher Info: publisher of Uncle Tom: song & chorus (8) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: New York
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White and Potter
Publisher Info: publisher of Henrietta, or The stolen kiss (10) in M1619.M8.Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts
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Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by R.S. Harrington. The collection consists of music for dances, ballads, and minstrel songs, notably juxtaposing songs with related titles, (Young Folks at Home and Old Folks at Home; Are We Almost There? and We Are Almost There). Most selections were published in Boston or New York. This item contains racial slurs and stereotyping.
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270 p. ; 34 cm.
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- Call Number: M1619.M8
- OCLC: 64317769
- OCLC: 12417635
- OCLC: 25278779
- OCLC: 18063441
- OCLC: 18194991
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- OCLC: 24961903
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- OCLC: 18511659
- OCLC: 38234266
- OCLC: 22621541
- OCLC: 24256083
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Harrington, R. S. [Binder's Collection: R. S. Harrington], score, 1817/1859; Boston, Massachusetts. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1706040/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.