Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-08-06

l04Z, puDllshed by Osborne, Philadel-|
phia; Firemen's Parade March, no
date, published by l.. Meigner & Co. :;
Princeton Gallopude lS45. published
by Osborne, Phil (; Uampsnologian
Quadrille, 1914 published by j. +.
Nunns, N. Y; New Spanish Dance, no
date, published by Lee and Walker
New Cotillion 1928 published by Fiot &
MeiRnen; Bugle Slow March and
Quickstep no date; Victoria Gallop
published by g. Willi0, no date; Gen
eral Cadwallader's March, no date,
published by g. Willig; Johnson's
March, no date published by q. Viii
lig; Col. K. ID. b Keem's March Quick
step, published by q. Willig; Phenix
Polka 1S4e, published by Lee & w ak
er.
Atkinson's Casket, q we'll known lit
erary and musical publication in Phil
adelphia, in its issue for October 1929
published a son witten by James Hem
menway, Negro VINO was one OF it's
regular contributors and which was
very popular in its day entitled, That
rest so sweet like bliss above" Mr..
Hemmenway also wrote The Phila-
delphIa Grand Entree March Wash
ingten's Gray Grand March; Washing
ton'sGray Bugle Quick Step and Hunter
and Hop Waltz, u. Willig, publisher,
Philadelphia; Hop Waltz, Lee Il NAL
ker, publishers.
Still another Negro composer, who
appears to have possessed considerable
musical genius, was A. j. X. Connor, a
Pennsylvanisn, who wrote the follow
ing compositions My cherished hope,
my fonaest dream, dedicated To Miss
Matilda Cornish and published in An
glo African Magazine, January, 1867 ::
Evergreen Polka, Oliver Dilson, Bostoa,
publisher, 1859; American Polka Quad
rifle, oliver DItsoR. Boston, publisher,
1915; N. Y. Polka Waltz, A. FioG, pub
iisner, Philadelphia, 1916; Gen. lay
lor's Galop, j. u. Ursborn, publisher,
1916; Philadelphia Polka Waltz, A .
tloG, publisher, 1915; l. o. OF y. +.
el0auriiIe, Lee q Walker, publishers,
1885; Chestnut Street promenade
Quadrille, published by 5. r. Gordon,
n. Y, 1850"
Robert Murray, of Baltimore. Nd.
wrote the Furioso Galop, published by
Boswell " Barrett, Baltimore, and Ge-
1exo folka, published by q. Wiling; j.
w. fostaWalte OF st. Louis. Mo. Anoth
or Negro wrote st, LOUIS Grays Quick
Step, 1852. Dew-drop SchottIche, 1851
published Banner IL Weber. st. Louis.
Isaac Hazard, Philadelphia Ne
gro, wrote and published, Davis Quick
step, 1913; Alarm Gun Quick stem.
1872 Oroton Waltz, lS4z, puplished by
j. h. Osborn.
Andrew Burris of PHILADELPHIA wrote
a very beautiful song, 1851, entitled
1ou Dld me strike my harp" which
was published DV John Marsh, Phi.a-
deiphia.
FhIlAdelphia seems to have furnish
ed host OF bright and capable Ne
groes, who became distinguished mn
sical composers. E. ID. ROLAND wrote
Ladies Schottische QuadrIlIe. 1855.
published by s. Winner; Clarinda Pol
IA QuadriiIe, 1852. published by Lee &
WaLKer; Ladies Polka Quadrille, 1849.
published by Lee q Walker; Deux
Temps QdardrilIe Ono date) published
Dy Lee u Walker; PhiIadelphia AS
semDly Polka, 1915, published bv lee
d Walker. - LOG
New York-In recent wars No.
YORK has done quite much in tb;s a.
rection as her sister city Philad eInhia
In ante bellum days. Its list of Negro
Musical Corps is good. bad and ind;f.
ierent, ana will not suffer by comnari-
son with that of Pennsylvania Among
the earliest OF these is Mrs. Annie 7
Gassaway OF Brooklyn, N. " who
wrote and published in 1891 a song an
titled Little White Casket.'
ME-. Harry Burleigh of the New Vork
conservatory of Music easily one of the
foremost OF New York's NEGRO mns;oaI
scholars de has any quantity of nm
published compositions arranged hott,
t Il Sne voice and the piano. He ia
nneIy educated and has the distinction
OF being the chorister in st. George's
I; Il: church IN New York Citv of
wnleh the great Doctor Rajnsford ia
rector. Mr.. Burleigh was the puniI
ana companion of DIR. Auton whose
Negro symphony the Drorak.
new World Is pronounced by compe-
tent musical critics to be a master
piece. Mr.. BurIeigh was of great a s.
slstance to DIR. Devrak aud under his
direction wrote large portion of the
score OF this wonderful musical crea-
ton.
Blind Tom, the great musical prodi-
gy, was also composer. I find the
following compositions to his credit |:
Oliver Gallop, 1880, published by Wat
ers, N. Y. and the following publish
ed by j. Marsh, Philadelphia, Rain
storm 1865, Gen. Howard's March.
1865: Blind Toms March, 1865; Vino
Galop, 1855; Bird TOMS Waltz. 1885 i:
Improvisation, 1895; Basso Yuba
Waltz, 1855; Columbus March. 1865.
There are others of equal merit and
value, but have cited enough in this