Opera Parody Songs of Blackface Minstrels (1844-1860) / edited by Renee Lapp Norris.

Section One, Songs Demonstrating Minstrels’ Arranging Practices: 1. Come Back Steben (1848) -- 2a. Stop dat Knocking (1843) -- 2b. Stop dat Knocking at My Door (1847) -- 2c. Susey Brown (n.d./1854) -- 2d. Who’s dat Knocking at de Door (n.d./1848) -- 3a. The Virginia Rose-Bud (n.d./1849) -- 3b. The Virginia Rose Bud (1849). Section Two, Caricature Parodies: 4. Tis Sad to Leabe Our Tater Land, from The Bohemian Girl (mid-1840s) -- 5. In de Darkey’s Life You Read, from The Bohemian Girl -- 6. I Dreamed dat I Libed in Hotel Halls, from The Bohemian Girl -- 7. Come with the Darkey Band, from The Bohemian Girl -- 8. De Lip Hung Down, from The Bohemian Girl -- 9 Den You’ll Remember Me, from The Bohemian Girl -- 10. Iowa’s Hoop-Pole Land, from The Bohemian Girl -- 11. See! Sir, See! (1848/1850), from La sonnambula -- 12. The Phantom Chorus (1848), from La sonnambula -- 13. De Color’d Fancy Ball (1848), from Leonora -- 14a. Sally White (n.d./1849), from Don Pasquale -- 14b. The Julius Quadrilles (1852) -- 15. De Debbil, Oh! (1850), from Fra Diavolo -- 16a. “Young Sue” Glee (1850), from Fra Diavolo -- 16b. Young Agnes, Beauteous Flower (n.d./184-) -- 17. Come, White Folks, All, dat Lub to Hear (1850), from Masaniello -- 18a. Behind de Ole Gum Tree (n.d./1848), from Le postillon de Lonjumeau -- 18b. “Lucy Neal” Glee (1847) -- 18c. “Behind de Ole Gum Tree” Glee (1850) -- 19. De Possum Hunter’s Chorus (1850), from Der Freischütz -- 20. Singing Darkies of Ohio (1851), from Le postillon de Lonjumeau. Section Three, Other Parody Songs: 21. Hither We Come (1850), from The Enchantress -- 22. Dinah’s Wedding Day (1852), from Leonora -- 23. A Butcher’s Dream (n.d./1854), from The Bohemian Girl -- 24. I’l Trovatore (1851/1856), from Il trovatore -- 25. Operatic Chorus—Child of the Regiment (1859), from La figlia del reggimento -- 26. How So Fair (1860), from Martha. With an introduction, critical commentary, and selected bibliography. Includes 20 plates. This edition also serves as vol. 35 of the series Music of the United States of America.

1 score (xxxiv, 285 p.); 30 cm

Language: English
Edition Number: A 097
ISBN: 198720929X
ISBN13: 9781987209297
Distributor Number: A097