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Down on the Ohio

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
Down on the Ohio
Additional title: Away down South in spring, when de birds begin to sing. [first line]
Additional title: Hush a bye my baby your mammy'll soon be nigh. [first line of chorus]
Names
Kingsley, Edith (Composer)
Kingsley, Edith (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: St. Louis
Publisher: Thiebes-Stierlin Music Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Ohio River
Poor African Americans
Rivers
River boats
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Chorus adds chorus of alto, tenor, and bass to vocal and piano parts.
Content: Cover includes photograph of Edith Kingsley with a reproduction of her signature.
Content: Each page of music contains illustrations of ethnic stereotyped African Americans and river scenes.
Content: Summary: In ethnic stereotyped language, a father enjoys showing his son the enjoyment of living near the Ohio river.
Content: Cover (inside the D of the title) contains drawing of a river boat.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Edith Kingsley.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0a4e2010-c591-012f-55e7-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Down on the Ohio" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d323dcf-ba59-ae5b-e040-e00a180641f4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Down on the Ohio" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d323dcf-ba59-ae5b-e040-e00a180641f4

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Down on the Ohio Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d323dcf-ba59-ae5b-e040-e00a180641f4

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d323dcf-ba59-ae5b-e040-e00a180641f4 | title= (notated music) Down on the Ohio, (1896) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 24, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Down on the Ohio