Record ID
221191
Creator
Bland, James A. (James Allen), 1854-1911.
Object title
Carry me back to Old Virginny : song and chorus / words and music by James Bland.
Published
Boston (13 West St., Boston) : John F. Perry & Co., c1878.
Notes
For voice, piano, and chorus (SATB) in key of A♭.
Caption title.
The song is not an adaption by Bland of the “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia” by the Christy Minstrels (also known by the title; “Floating Scow of Old Virginny”), copyrighted by Edwin Pearce Christy in 1847. Bland simply appropriated the song title and his composition bears no further resemblance, either melodincally or textually, to the earlier song of the same title.
Advertisements for other music: p. [2, 6].
Cover illustration: engraving of African-American man contemplating his youth, leaning on cane.
First line of text: Carry me back to old Virginny.
Caption title.
The song is not an adaption by Bland of the “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia” by the Christy Minstrels (also known by the title; “Floating Scow of Old Virginny”), copyrighted by Edwin Pearce Christy in 1847. Bland simply appropriated the song title and his composition bears no further resemblance, either melodincally or textually, to the earlier song of the same title.
Advertisements for other music: p. [2, 6].
Cover illustration: engraving of African-American man contemplating his youth, leaning on cane.
First line of text: Carry me back to old Virginny.
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