Christy Minstrels

Overview

Websites:
	Christy Minstrels	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Christy Minstrels has at least 13 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
Music by: Christy Minstrels.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	Jacques & Brother
Suppliers:
Printed: 1847.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Rock Me to Sleep, Mother
Music by: Daniel Kane O'Donnel.
Words by: Florence Percy
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	Howard & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1880.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Grandfather's Clock
Music by: Henry Clay Work.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	Root & Cady
Suppliers:
Printed: 1876.	Sheet Music.

Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Music by: Stephen Collins Foster.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	F. Pitman Hart & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1900.	Sheet Music.

Darling Nelly Gray Song & Chorus
Music by: Benjamin Russel Hanby.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	F. Pitman Hart & Co.
Suppliers:	B0010BBF3E: not available.
Printed: 1850.	Sheet Music.

Farewell My Lilly Dear A Plantation Melody
Music by: Stephen Collins Foster.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	Firth, Pond & Co.
Suppliers:	B0016FWXOY: not available.
Printed: 1851.	Sheet Music.

Gipsy's Warning, The
Music by: Christy Minstrels.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	W. Paxton & Co. Ltd.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1850.	Sheet Music.

Silver Threads Among the Gold
Music by: Hart Pease Hanks.
Words by: Eben E. Rexford
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	T. Broome
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1862.	Sheet Music.

Watching For Pa
Music by: Henry Clay Work.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	Root & Cady
Suppliers:
Printed: 1863.	Sheet Music.

Beautiful Star in Heaven So Bright As Sung by the Christy's Minstrels
Music by: S.M. Sayles.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	W. H. Broome
Suppliers:
Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
Words and Music by: Stephen Collins Foster.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	Wm. A. Pond & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1853.	Sheet Music.

Gentle Annie
Words and Music by: Brinley Richards.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	Chappell & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: ?.	Sheet Music.

Old Days We Remember, The
Music by: Charles Crozat Converse.
Performed by: Christy Minstrels

Publisher:	Balmer & Weber Music House Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1854.	Sheet Music.

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Midi File(s) from various sources
	Oh! Mr. Coon (1848)		Unknown

Monologues

This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Beautiful Dreamer	Stephen Collins Foster (words & music) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
	Close the Shutters, Willies Dead	James E. Stewart (words & music) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
	Kind Words Never Die	Unknown (words & music) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
	Ring the Bell Softly, There's Crepe on the Door	E.L. Catlin (music) Dexter Smith (words) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
	Ring the Bell, Watchman	George Frederick Root (words & music) Christy Minstrels (perf.)

Music Halls

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Oh! Mr. Coon (1848)	Christy Minstrels (music) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano	Sheet Music Singer
As performer
Dolly Day (1850)	S. Foster (music) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano	Sheet Music Singer
Farewell My Lilly Dear (1851)	S. Foster (w&m) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana Sheet Music Singer
Massa's in De Cold Ground (1852)	S. Foster (w&m) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night (1853)	S. Foster (w&m) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana
Oh! Lemuel (1850)	S. Foster (w&m) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Oh! Susanna (1848)	S. Foster (w&m) S. Winner (coauth.) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano	Greer IMSLP
Old Dog Tray (1853)	S. Foster (w&m) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
⇑Old Folks at Home (1851)	S. Foster (w&m) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Christy Minstrels (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Emancipation Day (n.d.)	H. Hunter (music) Christy Minstrels (perf.) Mohawk Minstrels (perf.)	Piano	Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection

Titles

The peformer is featured on 32 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Ring the Bell Softly, There's Crepe on the Door (1876)	E.L. Catlin	Dexter Smith (words) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Old Days We Remember (1854), The	Charles Crozat Converse	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Oh! Susanna (1848)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Septimus Winner (co-author) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Farewell My Lilly Dear (1851)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Old Folks at Home (1851)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Massa's in De Cold Ground (1852)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night (1853)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
⇑Old Dog Tray (1853)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming (1855)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Gentle Annie (1856)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Beautiful Dreamer (1864)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Oh! Lemuel (1850)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Dolly Day (1850)	Stephen Collins Foster	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Darling Nelly Gray (1856) (1856)	Benjamin Russel Hanby	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Silver Threads Among the Gold (1862)	Hart Pease Hanks	Eben E. Rexford (words) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Emancipation Day (n.d.)	Harry Hunter	Christy Minstrels (perf.) Mohawk Minstrels (perf.)
Baby Show (1860?), The	Alfred Lee	Frank W. Green (words) G W Moore (words) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Boarding School (1860?), The	Alfred Lee	Frank W. Green (words) G W Moore (words) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
⇑Mixed Up Family (1863?), The	Alfred Lee	Frank W. Green (words) G W Moore (words) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Arthur Lloyd's Celebrated Comic Medley (1882)	Arthur Lloyd	William Sim (words) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Rock Me to Sleep, Mother (1880)	Daniel Kane O'Donnel	Florence Percy (words) Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Gentle Annie (?)	Brinley Richards(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Ring the Bell, Watchman (1872)	George Frederick Root(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Beautiful Star in Heaven So Bright (1899)	S.M. Sayles(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Close the Shutters, Willies Dead (1875)	James E. Stewart(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Kind Words Never Die (?)	Unknown	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Watching For Pa (1850)	Henry Clay Work(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Watching For Pa (1863)	Henry Clay Work	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Grandfather's Clock (1876)	Henry Clay Work(w&m)	Christy Minstrels (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 10 works by Christy Minstrels. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Carry Me Back to Old Virginia	1847	Christy Minstrels (perf.) arr.: E. P. Christy
Dandy Broadway Swell, The	1848
De Cullered Cokett	1848		Pub.
Digah's Stomp	1848		Pub.
Oh! Mr. Coon	1848	Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Stop Dat Knocking	1848		Pub.
Virginny's Black Daughter	1848		Pub.
Yaller Gals	1848		Pub.
Bowery Gals	1849		Pub.
Gipsy's Warning, The	1850	Christy Minstrels (perf.)