Nelly Was A Lady. The Beautiful Ethiopian Melody
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SKU: LV.20242
Composed by Stephen Foster. Arranged by Max Zorer. African Americans, Caricatures, Courtship & love, Cotton plantations--Virginia, Death. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.20242).Nelly Was A Lady. The Beautiful Ethiopian Melody. Written and Composed by Stephen C. Foster. Arranged for the Spanish Guitar by Max Zorer. Published 1849 by Firth, Pond & Co.] in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with guitar and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include African Americans, Caricatures, Courtship & love, Cotton plantations--Virginia, Death. First line reads "Down on de Mississippi floating, Long time I trabble on de way.".
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