The Minstrel Banjoist (Stewart, Samuel Swain)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 23 items
Genre Categories Methods; Pieces; Dances; For banjo; Scores featuring the banjo; For 1 player; Songs; For voice, banjo; Scores featuring the voice; For voices with solo instruments; English language

Sheet Music

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 Complete Book
#803466 - 3.21MB, 53 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Stefan Apke

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 Complete Book
#803467 - 18.80MB, 53 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Stefan Apke

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Stefan Apke (2022/8/1)

Publisher. Info. Philadelphia, Pa.: S.S. Stewart, 1881.
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Work Title The Minstrel Banjoist
Alternative. Title Containing the Rudiments of Music and a Course of Instruction for the Banjo together with a Choice Collection of Jigs, Reels, Schottisches, etc.
Composer Stewart, Samuel Swain
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 23 items
  • Rudiments of Music and Instruction for the Banjo
Introductory Remarks
Organizing a Minstrel Troupe
How to prepare Burnt Cork
How to "black up"
How to remove remove the Cork, or "wash up"
Banjo Stories or "Gags"
Holding the Banjo
The Banjo Strings named
Stringing the Banjo
The Rudiments of Music
Tuning the Banjo
Fretting the Banjo
Picking and Striking the Banjo
Natural Key of the Banjo
Major and Minor Keys
Sharps, Flats and Naturals
The Banjo in Tune
Time
The Triplet
The Value or Duration of Notes
Musical Terms
Grace Notes or Ornaments
Scales
Chords
"Barre" or "Bar" Chords
The Snap
Chords in the "Positions"
  • Airs
  1. Roaring Jelly Jig
  2. Irish Jig
  3. The Early Bird Schottische (S. S. S.)
  4. Triplet Clog Schottische (S. S. S.)
  5. Angelica Polka (G.E. Mack)
  6. De Charleston Gals
  7. Old Joe's Lament. Voice + Banjo
  8. Dakota Jig (Ed.H. Hulse)
  9. Walk Around
  10. Stop Jig
  11. Leviathan Clog Hornpipe
  12. Rosebud Reel
  13. Quadrille Set (arr.: A. Baur)
  14. Doc Graham's Reel (Geo.W. Spence)
  15. The Morning Star Schottische (S. S. S.)
  16. Albany Reel (Ed.H. Hulse)
  17. The Flower Schottische (G.E. Mack)
  18. The Wagon Jig
  19. Rakish Highlandman
  20. Home, Sweet Home and Variations. Easy Arrangement
  21. The Cry of Maria (C.R. Docks[t]ader [Words]). Voice + Banjo
  22. Horace Weston's Celebrated Polka
  23. Ann Maria Susan. Voice + Banjo
  • Addendum (incomplete):
A brief Sketch of the Life of S. S. Stewart, Maker of the Celebrated Banjos, by H. P. Wayne.
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation banjo ; voice + banjo
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