"The Old Granite State. A Song Composed, Arranged, and Sung By THE HUTCHINSON FAMILY."

New York: Horace Waters. [1843]. Upright folio (13.5" x 10").  10 pp. Separated covers along the spine, heavily foxed and toned, a rather fragile copy.

Sheet music for the signature song of the American family singing group who became the most popular American entertainers of the 1840s. The group sang in four-part harmony a repertoire of political, social, comic, sentimental and dramatic works, and are considered by many to be the first uniquely American popular music performers. Composed in 1843 by Jesse Hutchinson, "The Old Granite State" is a song about the family, their origins in New Hampshire, and their itinerant lifestyle. (14490)

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