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Foster - My Old Kentucky Home

Sheet music for recorder

Info:	"My Old Kentucky Home" is an anti-slavery ballad, it was published as "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night!" in January 1853 by Firth, Pond, & Co. of New York.
Date:	1853
Artist:	Stephen Collins Foster
Born:	4 July 1826, Lawrenceville
Died:	13 January 1864, New York City
The artist:	Foster is known as "the father of American music". He was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor and minstrel music. Many of his compositions remain popular more than 150 years after he wrote them. His compositions are sometimes referred to as "childhood songs" because they are included in the music curriculum of early education.
Instrument:	Recorder
Key:	G major
Range:	D4 - E5
Time signature:	4/4
Tempo:	80 BPM
Duration:	3:12
Pages:	1
Difficulty:	Easy
Style:	Popular