Make my grave in the lowlands low; Negro slaves lament

Item Info

Title:
Make my grave in the lowlands low; Negro slaves lament
Date:
1867
Creator:
Kittredge, Walter, 1834-1905, composer
Contributor:
Description:

  • Dedicatee: Tribe of Asa

  • First line: This darkey used to long, when he lived in the lowlands

  • Refrain: Down in the low lands, in the southern valley

  • Engraver: W. Davenport

  • Plate no.: 5296.

Subject:
Format:
sheet music
Publisher:
Henry Tolman, Boston (Mass.)
Instrumentation:
Digital Collection:
Historic American Sheet Music
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • Music B-887
  • 005411632
  • duke:641375
  • b0887
  • ark:/87924/r41g0p72k
  • b5748ac5-be79-47a2-8a26-5ed740994526
Permalink:
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Sponsor:
Tim McGeary in honor of Kenneth McGeary