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A coon band contest, or, The tune that won the ham for that coon band

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1256131


Item data

Title

A coon band contest, or, The tune that won the ham for that coon band

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1899

Names

Pryor, Arthur, 1870-1942 (Lyricist)
Pryor, Arthur, 1870-1942 (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1899
Place: [New York]
Publisher: Arthur Pryor

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Brass bands
African American musicians
Ghosts -- 1800-1899 -- United States
Murder

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Cover includes royal trumpeter dressed in Tudor era clothes.
Content: On cover: The American Song King Edward asked for. Written by Arthur Pryor
Content: Music supplement of the N.Y. American and Journal, Sunday, April 19, 1903, pp. 5-8.
Statement Of Responsibility: by Arthur Pryor.
Date: Copyright date: 1899

Physical Description

Extent: 4 p. ; 32 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21736880
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c654040-c594-012f-5bfa-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1899

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "A coon band contest, or, The tune that won the ham for that coon band" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c654040-c594-012f-5bfa-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). A coon band contest, or, The tune that won the ham for that coon band Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c654040-c594-012f-5bfa-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "A coon band contest, or, The tune that won the ham for that coon band" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5c654040-c594-012f-5bfa-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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