Cook, Will Marion.
Madison, Wis. : Published for the American Musicological Society by A-R Editions, c1996.
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Part of the series Recent researches in American music, 0147-0078 v. 25;Music of the United States of America 5
Notes:
- An edition of the Afro-American musical which includes the core music composed principally by Will Marion Cook (first published London, 1902) and as much of the interpolated music as can be identified from performances of the work given from 1902 to 1905. Other composers represented by more than two songs are James Vaughan and J. Leubrie Hill. Lyrics by Cook, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alex Rogers, and others. Script by Jesse Shipp (p. xlvii-lxxii).
- Piano acc.
- Includes orchestrations of Dat gal of mine, My Dahomian Queen, and On emancipation day (p. 207-243).
- Discography: p. 245.
- Editorial commentary includes bibliographical references.
- Overture — Brown-skin baby mine — Caboceers entrance — Chocolate drops — The Czar — Dat gal of mine — Evah dahkey is a king — Good evenin’ — Happy Jim — Hurrah for Captain Kidd — I may be crazy, but I ain’t no fool — I wants to be a actor lady — I’ll take a kitchen mechanic for mine — I’m a Jonah man — Jig — Leader of the colored aristocracy — Me an’ de minstrel ban’ — Molly Green — My castle on the Nile — My Dahomian Queen — My dear Luzon — My lady frog — On Broadway in Dahomey bye and bye — On emancipation day — On emancipation day : characteristic Negro march and two step — Rag-time drummer — Returned — A rich coon’s babe — She’s dancing Sue — Society — Swing along — That’s how the cake walk’s done — When it’s all goin’ out, and nothin’ comin’ in — When Sousa comes to Coon-town — When the moon shines — Why Adam sinned.
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