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Mopsy Massy of Tallahassee

Creator
Illustrator
Lyricist
Issued
  • 1903
Description
  • "Supplement to The New York Herald, April 26, 1903, published by special permission of Anita Comfort, New York. Copyright 1898 by Anita Comfort"
  • "Words by Willis Leonard Clanahan, music by Anita Comfort"
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Cover Description
  • Score begins on cover. To left of title infromation is an illustration of a caricature of an Afircan-American woman wearing a polka-dot blouse, skirt with torn hem, and bare feet. "Drake" to left of illustration
First Line
  • Yes, mah name is Mopsy Massy
First Line Chorus
  • Yes, I am fat an' black an' sassy
Instrumentation
  • Song for voice and piano.
Subject
Work Type
Physical Extent
  • 4 p.
Copyright Claimant
  • Anita Comfort
Identifier
  • MOPSY MASSY OF TALLAHASSEE
Shelf Location
  • Music ShColl 005312
Copy Location
  • University of Oregon Knight Library, Music Services Section
Publisher
Publication Place
Exhibit
  • Women composers
Institution
Submission Date
  • 04/11/2014
Modified
  • 10/20/2023
Collections

APA

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. (12 Oct 2024). Mopsy Massy of Tallahassee Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/j098zb10q

MLA

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. "Mopsy Massy of Tallahassee" Oregon Digital. 12 Oct 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/j098zb10q

Chicago

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. "Mopsy Massy of Tallahassee" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-10-12. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/j098zb10q

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/j098zb10q | title= Mopsy Massy of Tallahassee |author= |accessdate= 2024-10-12 |publisher= New York herald}}

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