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Portrait of Daniel Decatur Emmett

Composer

Daniel Decatur Emmett

American entertainer and composer (1815-1904)

46 works in the index

Birthplace
Mount Vernon
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Daniel Decatur Emmett — American entertainer and composer (1815-1904). The recorded birthplace is Mount Vernon. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Dulcimer, Guitar, String Quartet, Fiddle, Banjo
Genres represented
Pop, American, Children, Classical, Country
Works with composition dates
0 of 46

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Dixie — —— Piano, Guitar, BanjoJazz, Country, Classical, Pop, Children, American 36
The Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) — —— Guitar— 8
Green Grow The Lilacs — —— Guitar— 3
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands — —— Guitar— 3
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane — —— Guitar— 2
John Henry — —— Dulcimer— 2
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean — —— Dulcimer— 2
Folksong Medley - Cello — —— String Quartet— 1
Folksong Medley - Score and Parts — —— String Quartet— 2
Down in the Valley — —— Guitar— 1
Early One Morning — —— Guitar— 1
Foggy Mountain Top — —— Guitar— 1
Frankie and Johnny — —— Guitar— 1
Goodbye, Old Paint — —— Guitar— 1
Jimmy Crack Corn — —— Dulcimer— 2
Little David, Play On Your Harp — —— Dulcimer— 1
Little Mattie Groves — —— Dulcimer— 1
Little Old Sod Shanty — —— Dulcimer— 1
Nobody Knows the Trouble I'v e Seen — —— Dulcimer— 1
Oh, Can't You Hear That Turtle Dove — —— Dulcimer— 1
Folksong Medley - Violin 1 — —— String Quartet— 1
Folksong Medley - Violin 2 — —— String Quartet— 1
Folksong Medley - Viola — —— String Quartet— 1
(I Wish I Was In) Dixie — —— —— 0
Dixie Land (Song of the Confederacy) — —— —— —
East Virginia Blues — —— Guitar— —
Fair Eleanor — —— Guitar— —
Gypsy Davy — —— Guitar— —
Handsome Molly — —— Guitar— —
Kansas Boys — —— Dulcimer— —
Lady Mary — —— Dulcimer— —
Let My People Go — —— Dulcimer— —
Little Liza Jane — —— Dulcimer— —
Nearer, My God, to Thee — —— Dulcimer— —
Oh, Death — —— Dulcimer— —
Dixie - Trumpet 1 in B-flat — —— —— —
Dixie - Trumpet 2 in B-flat — —— —— —
Dixie - Horn in F — —— —— —
Dixie - Trombone — —— —— —
Dixie - Tuba — —— —— —
Dixie - Score — —— —— —
Dixie - Score and Parts — —— —— —
Walk Around Hey, Daddy, Aka Norton's Walk Around — —— Fiddle— 1
Camp Meeting Jig — —— Fiddle— 1
Pea Patch Jig — —— Fiddle— 1
Dixie for wind quintet — —— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, ClarinetPop 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 8322392. Portrait: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.