"My Old Kentucky Home" was adopted by the Kentucky General Assembly as the official state song in 1928. Version for Piano solo). This is an arrangement of Stephen Foster's song "My Old Kentucky Home" for easy piano. › Zencovich, Antonio (1). My old Kentucky home, good night. The tradition began sometime between 1921 and 1930, by which time it was established as the music played while the horses are led to the post parade. A SilverTonalities Arrangement!
However, while Foster's trip to New Orleans is well-documented, his stop in Kentucky has not been conclusively substantiated. The University of Kentucky, in Lexington, also plays "My Old Kentucky Home" prior to each home football game and at the conclusion of its basketball games. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don't have to be connected to the internet. Foster's plantation melodies; no. My Old Kentucky Home - for easy piano.
Also problematic is that the lyrics refer not to a mansion, but a "little cabin". Added the 22-07-2016. Foster's only documented trip to Kentucky occurred in 1833 when his mother took him to visit relatives in Augusta and Louisville. By the most listened (human). Easy Note Style Sheet Music. By the most downloaded. Slavery--United States--Songs and music. Place of Publication. Tune of the Day: My Old Kentucky Home. No Copyright - United States.
Adaptator: Zencovich, Antonio. University of Pittsburgh. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. JavaScript is required. Arranged by Samuel Stokes. Hide INSTRUMENTATIONS. The first draft of "My Old Kentucky Home" appeared in Stephen Collins Foster's workbook under the title "Poor Uncle Tom, Good Night". Children, Folk, Patriotic, Traditional. Geographic Subjects.
Original instrumentation first. Stephen Collins Foster. Loading... Community ▾. There are currently no items in your cart. The song is sung annually at the Kentucky Derby with the accompaniment of the University of Louisville marching band. Level: hard to easy. Loading interface... Digital sheet music (shop). About & member testimonies. Letter Names of Notes embedded in each Notehead! You've Selected: stephen-collins-foster. It was published in New York in 1853. Learn more about Samuel Stokes at This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.