Plantation Songs (Gatty, Alfred Scott)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 songs
Composition Year 1893-95
Genre Categories Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 voices, piano; English language

Sheet Music

Scores

 Volume 1 (Nos.1-6)
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⇒ 5 more: Volume 2 (Nos.7-12) • Volume 3 (Nos.13-18) • Volume 3 (Nos.13-18) (Uncompressed) • Volume 4 (Nos.19-24) • Volume 4 (Nos. 19-24) (Uncompressed)

 Volume 2 (Nos.7-12)
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 Volume 3 (Nos.13-18)
#673808 - 13.38MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - Ross Duncan Boyle

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 Volume 3 (Nos.13-18) (Uncompressed)
#676655 - 111.77MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Ross Duncan Boyle

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 Volume 4 (Nos.19-24)
#674108 - 13.24MB, 37 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - Ross Duncan Boyle

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 Volume 4 (Nos. 19-24) (Uncompressed)
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Publisher. Info. London: Boosey and Co., n.d.(ca.1893-95).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes With many thanks to the National Library of Australia, Rachel K. Morris, the Middle Tennessee State University, and University of Mississippi for providing scans without payment
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General Information

Work Title Plantation Songs
Alternative. Title Plantation Songs With Choruses (with Pianoforte Accompaniments)
Composer Gatty, Alfred Scott
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 songs:
  1. Click! Clack!
  2. De Ringtail'd Coon!
  3. De Ole Banjo
  4. Nancy
  5. Dat's berry queer
  6. Good Night
  7. But it is So?
  8. Ding, dong, ding
  9. Who did?
  10. Our Dinah (Beauty's Queen)
  11. Dance and Song
  12. Far away ober dere
  13. Way down dar in Tennessee
  14. It's gone!
  15. Pompey's Ball
  16. De Lecture
  17. Hurry up, Pompey (Duet)
  18. De Lady Moon (Duet)
  19. Far, far away
  20. Dis old nigger
  21. Keep down de middle
  22. When you hear de banjo
  23. De New Year
  24. Down by dat ribber
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1893-95
First Publication. 1893-95
Librettist Composer
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voices, piano
Extra Information A set of minstrel songs. Very popular in its day both in Britain and America. Some of these were recorded, "Good Night" was popular on records, and the Zonophone Minstrels also recorded many of these numbers. Any objections should be directed to my Important Notice on my profile.

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  • According to the sheet music: "The solos of these songs should be sung with a Baritone. The accompaniments for the pianoforte have been written with a view of imitating the banjo, and should be treated accordingly."
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