Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Foster, Stephen)

Title Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Creators Stephen Foster, composer
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Instrumentation voice and piano
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Keys F major
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First published 1854
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Composition types Songs
Language English
Period Romantic
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete mixed chorus and strings
mixed chorus and piano
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View Complete mixed chorus Mauricio Andrés Castillo Hidalgo
View Complete flute, clarinet and bassoon Roe William Goodman
View Complete oboe, clarinet and bassoon Roe William Goodman
View Complete 2 clarinets and bass clarinet Roe William Goodman
View Complete 2 clarinets and bassoon Roe William Goodman
View Complete voice and guitar —
View Complete organ Gordon Balch Nevin

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Firth 1854 Cover Page (grayscale)
Complete Score
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for mixed chorus and strings
mixed chorus and piano
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Vocal Score (SATB/Piano)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
Piano
View Complete Arrangement for mixed chorus
by Mauricio Andrés Castillo Hidalgo
— — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
— — Complete Score
Flute
Clarinet
Bassoon
View Complete Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
— — Complete Score
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
View Complete Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet
by Roe William Goodman
— — Complete Score
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
View Complete Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon
by Roe William Goodman
— — Complete Score
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bassoon
View Complete Arrangement for voice and guitar Firth 1854 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for organ
by Gordon Balch Nevin
J. Fischer & Brother 1930 Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeEnsemblePerformersFiles (click to listen)
View Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) Isaac Stern, violin
Milton Katims, conductor
Complete Performance
View — Lambert Murphy, performer Complete Performance (78rpm)
View MIDI — Synthesized Performance


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