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	Stephen Foster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Foster was born in Lawrenceville, which later became part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up as the youngest of ten children in a relatively well-off family.
		Stephen Foster died on January 13, 1864, at the early age of 37.
		Foster is honored with a building on the University of Pittsburgh campus called Stephen Foster Memorial, which houses a museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Foster (750 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Stephen Foster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Stephen Collins Foster (Born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1826, died on January 13, 1864) was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of his era.
		Foster was born in Lawrenceville, a small suburb which later became a neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up as the youngest of ten children in a relatively well-off family.
		Stephen Foster died impoverished while living at the North American Hotel at 30 Bowery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan (possessing exactly 38 cents) at the age of 37.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Stephen_Foster (783 words)

	Lawrenceville: People: Stephen Collins Foster
		Stephen Foster was a man who had but a few pennies to leave in this world, but those things he had created added to the spiritual riches of the world a heritage far more precious than the millions of many an industrial or financial giant.
		Stephen Foster made of this class of music a literature that is well worth preserving; he brought artistry and sincerity to a medium that before his entry had reeked of the alley and the barroom.
		Foster, like all other composers, was influenced by the songs he heard in his youth and manhood, but to all his best works he brought something of his own individuality, and he remolded the things he heard unti they came forth as something undeniably his, fresh and original.
	www.clpgh.org /exhibit/neighborhoods/lawrenceville/law_n102.html (1351 words)

	Stephen Collins Foster
		Stephen Collins Foster, the ninth of William B. and Eliza T. Foster's ten children (plus a son fathered by William before the marriage and later raised as their oldest child), was born July 4, 1826, in a white cottage high on the hillside above the Allegheny River in Lawrenceville, east of Pittsburgh.
		The tenth child died as an infant, leaving Stephen as the "baby" of the family to be indulged by older brothers and sisters.
		Foster informed Christy that--as we would put it today--he was trying to reform minstrelsy by writing texts suitable to refined taste, instead of "trashy and really offensive words," and that certain of his songs should be performed in a pathetic, not a comic style.
	www.pitt.edu /~amerimus/foster.htm (2158 words)

	Stephen Foster - MSN Encarta
		Stephen Foster (1826-1864), American composer recognized as the first professional songwriter in the United States, whose songs are among the most popular ever written.
		Foster's songs, for most of which he wrote the lyrics, are characterized by touching melodies and simple harmonies.
		The University of Pittsburgh's Stephen Foster Memorial houses a collection of first editions of Foster's songs and material relating to his life and his influence on American music and world culture.
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	Lawrenceville: People: Stephen Collins Foster
		Stephen Collins Foster was born July fourth, 1826, in what was then known as Lawrenceville, and which is now that portion of the city surrounding and adjacent to the United States Arsenal.
		Stephen finally could endure it no longer, and sallying forth partly dressed, with a poker in his hand, he pounded the poor dog away from the neighborhood.
		In the Foster household hospitality and kindness reigned, and "open house" was kept, its generous board being free to the Fosters host of friends.
	www.clpgh.org /exhibit/neighborhoods/lawrenceville/law_n103.html (2144 words)

	Stephen Foster Songs - Biography
		Although Foster’s melodies are very familiar, amazingly little is known about the composer.
		Foster wrote most of his well known songs between 1850 and 1860.
		Foster’s music has become an essential component of America’s cultural heritage through its sincerity and universal longing for its audience.
	www.stephen-foster-songs.de /BiographieUS.htm (206 words)

	Stephen Foster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Stephen Foster was born on July 4, 1826, in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, which is now a part of Pittsburgh.
		Stephen was the youngest of nine brothers and sisters.
		Stephen Foster was working as a bookkeeper for his brother, Dunning, who owned a steamship company, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
	www.promotega.org /wga05033/page5.html (329 words)

	Stephen Foster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Stephen Collins Foster, the creator of the first distinctively American musical idiom, the singer of the commonplace, the elemental, and the democratic, stands with William Penn and Benjamin Franklin to represent Pennsylvania's contribution to our national heritage.
		Stephen Foster is the only maker of songs so far honored by admittance to the company of Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and the others whose names are an imperishable part of the story of America.
		It is nevertheless true that Stephen Collins Foster was a Pennsylvanian, born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1826, and a resident of that community for most of his life.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/foster/page1.asp?secid=31 (467 words)

	Florida State Parks - STEPHEN FOSTER STATE FOLK CULTURE CENTER
		Stephen Collins Foster was born outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
		Dioramas which depict scenes described in some of Stephen Foster's most famous songs are housed in the Stephen Foster Museum and Carillon Tower along with rare pianos and priceless musical instruments.
		Regular programs of many of Stephen Foster's compositions, which number more than 200, are played by specially trained carillonneurs and at other times from the automatic electric player installed with the carillon.
	www.abfla.com /parks/StephenFoster/stephenfoster.html (927 words)

	Stephen Foster Digitized Song Book \| MetaFilter
		Foster contributed greatly to the rise in popularity of the minstrel shows, displaying a humanitarian attitude towards fls in his 'plantation songs', despite only visiting the south once briefly on his honeymoon.
		I'd run across the Stephen Foster PBS link recently, and it occured to me that it could be part of a great post, but I didn't have time to follow through.
		Stephen Foster was not a "folk" artist, and to nasally whine his songs while strumming crude chords on the guitar is a monumentally kitschy approach.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/43833 (1758 words)

	Bardstown - Nelson County Tourist & Convention Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Foster worked as a bookkeeper for his brother, Dunning, in Cincinnati for a time, and possibly gained inspiration at the Cincinnati waterfront.
		Foster is buried in the Allegheny Cemetery at Pittsburgh, where his grave is frequently visited by lovers of his songs.
		The bronze Stephen Collins Foster statue was sculpted by Abbe Godwin in 1994.
	www.visitbardstown.com /tourism/areasInterest/stephenFoster.htm (836 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Foster, Stephen Collins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		FOSTER, STEPHEN COLLINS [Foster, Stephen Collins] 1826-64, American songwriter and composer, b.
		Foster's knowledge of African Americans was drawn from minstrel shows, particularly E. Christy 's troupe, for which many of his songs were written.
		Because of their utter simplicity, his fl dialect songs are often thought of as folk music.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/f/foster-s1.asp (438 words)

	Stephen Foster Lyrics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		...I think stephen foster was ahead of his time..Thats all Ive got to say..Well a nickel is a.....I think stephen foster was ahead of his time..Thats all Ive got to say..I got a room...
		Stephen Collins Foster, the ninth of William B. and Eliza T. Foster's ten children (plus a son...
		Stephen Collins Foster, the ninth of William B...
	www.lexdance.com /stephenfosterlyrics.html (245 words)

	village voice > music > Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster by Franklin Bruno
		Foster was a non-performer, and his direct involvement with flface minstrelsy has often been overstated.
		Foster's lasting significance lies in songs whose African American protagonists are people, not stock grotesques.
		Foster's slaves and former slaves are lachrymose, morbid, and invariably passive; that is, they're exactly like his white protagonists.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0435/bruno.php (691 words)

	Why No One to Love by Stephen Foster
		This is where Foster's understanding of human nature is most deeply felt.
		In the light of the many obstacles presented to the achievement of values, inflation, welfare statism, taxation as well as altruism/collectivism, none of which held sway in Foster's time, it is often difficult to see that the world, reality, is not the obstacle.
		But it will always be lines like Foster's and the ideas of a truly Romantic philosophy that will inevitably give the courage for the achievement of those deepest of values.
	www.insmkt.com /foster.htm (832 words)

	Foster Bibliography
		Below is a list of the best resources to consult for more information on Stephen Foster.
		Documents Foster's composition skills, analyzes his musical styles and influences.
		A description of the Foster Hall Collection at the University of Pittsburgh, its manuscript and rare-books materials, and how they contribute to our understanding of history.
	www.pitt.edu /~amerimus/bib.htm (275 words)

	The Infography about Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
		The following sources are recommended by a professor whose research specialty is Stephen Foster.
		First modern biography, connecting Foster to other people of his time and to the history of popular culture.
		Documents the significance of Foster's songs in America, and analyzes their musical style.
	www.infography.com /content/859995806990.html (194 words)

	Stephen Collins Foster - Classical music composer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Foster's songs are typically divided into "Parlor" and "Plantation" melodies.
		Because of the racial stereotyping in the lyrics, the latter (typically superior to the former Parlor melodies) are nonetheless neglected in both literature and music classrooms.
		Despite his relative isolation from central European concert tradition, Foster must rank, with Franz Schubert, as one of the most inspired art song writers in the history of western music.
	www.classical-composers.org /comp/foster (1210 words)

	Stephen Foster's Sketchbook
		The collection and a museum devoted to Foster’s life are located in the Stephen Foster Memorial on the University’s campus.
		Stephen Foster’s sketchbook is a twelve- by eight-inch (30.9 x 20.5 cm) book of 113 leaves half-bound in brown leather with heavy paper boards covered in red and blue marbleized paper.
		June 26 1851”; in Foster’s hand on page 1 recto and appears to span a nine-year period.
	images.library.pitt.edu /cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=sketchbook (452 words)

	Main Page - Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park » Florida State Parks
		At Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center, a six-week pottery class is being offered on Monday evenings from August 28 through October 16.
		Situated on the banks of the legendary Suwannee River, this center honors the memory of American composer Stephen Foster, who wrote "Old Folks at Home," the song that made the river famous.
		The museum features exhibits about Foster's most famous songs and his music can be heard emanating from the park's 97-bell carillon throughout the day.
	www.floridastateparks.org /stephenfoster/default.cfm (728 words)

	AllRefer.com - Stephen Collins Foster (Music: Popular And Jazz, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Stephen Collins Foster, Music: Popular And Jazz, Biographies
		Stephen Collins Foster 1826–64, American songwriter and composer, b.
		Foster's knowledge of African Americans was drawn from minstrel shows, particularly E. Christy's troupe, for which many of his songs were written.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/Foster-S.html (301 words)

	Amazon.com: Stephen Foster's America: Music: Stephen Foster,G. S. Scofield,American Traditional,Spiritual ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, his operatic leanings undermine the spirit of Stephen Foster's music.
		My guess is that fans of Stephen Foster (who, when compared to other minstrel songwriters of his day, imbided the subjects of his songs with a great deal of dignity) are more interested in maintaining the purity of the songs than they are in achieving political correctness via 19th Century songs!
		These are earnest and heartfelt renditions of Stephen Foster songs that really deliver a period flavor, and nail Foster's emotions on the head.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000AEKT?v=glance (1237 words)

	STEPHEN C. FOSTER COLLECTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is a collection of biographical information regarding the American composer, Stephen C. Foster.
		Issues of "Foster Hall Bulletin," a periodical discussing memorabilia concerning Stephen C.
		The issues from July 1931 to September 1932 are typed copies of the originals.
	www.lib.utah.edu /spc/mss/accn1317/accn1317.html (135 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Foster, Stephen Collins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		Stephen Collins Foster Great deals on everything Stephen Foster themed.
		Foster, Stephen Collins FOSTER, STEPHEN COLLINS [Foster, Stephen Collins] 1826-64, American songwriter and composer, b.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/04630.html (302 words)

	Stephen Foster songbook - menu page
		A songbook collection of 72 of Stephen Foster's most popular and well known songs complete with scores, MIDIS and lyrics.
		The list of tunes/songs will take you to individual pages with the midi, lyrics and score for each piece.
		My Old Kentucky Home begins: "The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home" and Old Folks at Home begins: "'Way down upon the Suwanee Ribber." The songs poked fun at the slaves and provoked mirth.
	www.traditionalmusic.co.uk /stephen-foster (795 words)

	Amazon.com: Stephen Foster Songbook: Music: John Cali,Thomas Pyle,Anonymous,Frantisec Domazlicky,Stephen ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is one of the best recordings of historic American music that I have heard, along with Joel Cohen's "Liberty Tree." The arrangements and interpretations of the songs are very beautiful.
		Some of the banjos are cheesy, but it is much much better than every other Foster recordings that I have heard.
		If you are in the mood to hear great music of Antebellum America, than I highly recommend this CD to you.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003FAZ?v=glance (972 words)

	Virtual Tours of ULS Libraries & Facilities
		The Center for American Music, part of the University of Pittsburgh Library System and housed in the Stephen Foster Memorial building, engages in research, teaching, interpretive presentations, and conservation of music of the United States of America.
		The Center for American Music's Foster Hall Collection reflects a broad cross-section of American popular culture, especially from the 1840s to the 1930s.
		In addition to containing one of the most significant collections of 19th-century American music, the Center for American Music is also the principal repository for materials concerning the life and music of Stephen Collins Foster, a Pittsburgh native who was America's first professional songwriter.
	www.library.pitt.edu /libraries/cam/cam.html (225 words)

	Stephen Foster at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		That year he returned to Pennsylvania and formed a contract with the Christy Minstrels, beginning the period in which most of his best-known songs were written: Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair, My Old Kentucky Home, Old Folks at Home (Swanee River), Old Dog Tray, Nelly Bly, Beautiful Dreamer and Camptown Races.
		The survival of the human race depends on its ability to find new homes elsewhere in the universe because there's an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy Earth, world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking said.
		HONG KONG (AP) -- The survival of the human race depends on its ability to find new homes elsewhere in the universe because there's an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy Earth, world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking said.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Stephen_Foster.html (655 words)

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