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Foster - My Old Kentucky Home
Sheet music for violin
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. |
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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: | Violin |
Key: | G major |
Range: | D4 - E5 |
Time signature: | 4/4 |
Tempo: | 80 BPM |
Duration: | 3:12 |
Pages: | 1 |
Difficulty: | Easy |
Style: | Popular |