Composer

Stephen Foster

American songwriter (1826-1864)

1826–1864

490 works and musical collections

Born: 1826
Died: 1864
Birthplace: Lawrenceville
Place of death: Manhattan
Citizenship / historical state: United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and folk music during the Romantic period. Foster wrote more than 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". Many of his compositions remain popular in the 21st century.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: songwriter; composer; poet; lyricist; chansonnier; singer-songwriter; writer; musician; singer
Education: Washington & Jefferson College
Notable works: Oh! Susanna; Old Folks at Home; Old Black Joe
Birth name: Stephen Collins Foster
Native languages: English
Languages used: English
VIAF ID: 71577893
ISNI: 0000000109144105
GND ID: 118684280
Library of Congress ID: n50023175
MusicBrainz ID: dd28ee68-673e-4fe9-acfc-fa3c81877469

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Dulcimer, Guitar, Piano, Voice, Mandolin
Genres represented: Classical, pop, American, Folk, Pop
Source entries with composition dates: 2

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue page 3 of 11

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Rag (Camptown Races; Don't Bet Your Money On De Shanghai; Some Folks)	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nelly Bly (FOSTER S)	See work details	Piano Guitar Flute 4 more instruments Voice Recorder Dulcimer Harmonica Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Summer Longings	See work details	Piano Voice Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Why No One to Love	See work details	Piano Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Include Key of D Major	See work details	Flute	View sheet music Work & edition details
Old Memories	See work details	Guitar Flute Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
1) Old Folks at Home	See work details	Saxophone Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Look Down That Lonely Road	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Drunken Sailor	See work details	Double Bass Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
My Bonnie	See work details	Trumpet Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
All Through The Night	See work details	Trombone Trumpet Mandolin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Some Folks Do	See work details	Horn Trombone Trumpet 2 more instruments Tuba Harmonica Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Come And Go With Me	See work details	Guitar Mandolin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Crawdad Song, The	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Old Molly Hare	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Oh, Suzannah	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Angelina Baker	See work details	Guitar Mandolin Banjo 1 more instruments Harmonica Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sail Away Ladies	See work details	Guitar Mandolin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Wabash Cannonball	See work details	Guitar Mandolin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Rise And Shine	See work details	Guitar Mandolin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Black-Eyed Susie	See work details	Mandolin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Willow Song	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ah Poor Bird	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
On Top of Old Smoky	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Sow Took The Measles	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Texas Rangers	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Yellow Rose of Texas	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
There's More Pretty Girls Than One	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
I'll Be A Soldier (Not On Cd)	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Glendy Burk	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Irene	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Jenny's Coming O'er The Green (Not On Cd)	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Hour For Thee And Me	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Little Jenny Dow	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Lula Is Gone	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread	See work details	Dulcimer Harmonica Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Under the Willow She's Sleeping	See work details	Dulcimer Harmonica Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dolly Day	See work details	Dulcimer Harmonica Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sweet Little Maid Of The Mountain	See work details	Dulcimer Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Big Rock Candy Mountain	See work details	Autoharp Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
London Bridge	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
VOICES THAT ARE GONE, THE	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Genevieve	See work details	Horn Tuba Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Stephen Foster Collection - Soprano Sax	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Three Ladies at the Races - Horn in F 1	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Camptown Races - Score and Parts	See work details	Orchestra Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Quadrilles	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Variations on 'Old Folks at Home'	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details

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