Sale 2503 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 28, 2019

340 340 c   (MUSIC.) Johnson, Francis. General La Fayette Bugle Waltz. One page of engraved music, 13 x 9 1 / 4 inches; minor foxing and wear. Philadelphia, 1824 [400/600] An early instrumental piece by Francis “Frank” Johnson (1792-1844), one of the first successful African- American composers, written in honor of General La Fayette’s 1824 tour of the United States. Headed “No. 7 of Taw’s musical miscellany.” One copy in OCLC, at Goucher College. 341 c   (MUSIC.) Slave Songs of the South by the Hampton Students. 4 printed pages, 9 1 / 4 x 5 3 / 4 inches, on one folding sheet; moderate dampstaining, wear including slight loss along folds and a 3-inch tear. Np, circa 1874 [400/600] The Fisk Jubilee Singers were launched in 1871, and proved successful fundraisers for their cash-strapped university. Soon after, the Hampton Institute followed suit with their own touring group of singers. The first page promotes the recently published book “Hampton and Its Students,” featuring much of the music performed by the group. The inner pages are a program for the standard performance by “the Hampton Students, Class No. 2,” listing the 10 singers and 14 songs. A note explains that “The Hampton Students were nearly all born in slavery, and their music is a faithful rendering of the songs peculiar to slave life.” The rear page features a large engraving of the Institute’s Virginia Hall. We trace no other examples in this format. MUSIC LOTS 340 - 352 341

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