Boatman's Dance

Creator

Daniel Decatur Emmett, Virginia Minstrels

Files

Publisher

W. Dubois

Publication Date

1-1-1843

Abstract

A minstrel song sung by the Virginia Minstrels, one of the first troupe of the blackface minstrel tradition, and composed for the piano. Credited to Dan Emmett in 1843, who founded the Virginia Minstrels.

Keywords

African Americans, Popular music, Sheet music, Piano music, Musical instruments, Minstrel music, Blackface minstrel music, Blackface entertainers, Daniel Decatur Emmett (1815-1904)

Extent

4 pages

Geographic Location

New York County (N.Y.); New York (N.Y.)

Physical Collection

Bank of America Black American Sheet Music Collection

Language

English

Identifier

A65-00156

Recommended Citation

Emmett, Daniel Decatur, "Boatman's Dance" (1843). Black American Sheet Music Collection. 144.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/aa_sheet_music/144