Right Over Wrong. Coming Right Along. Song & Chorus
- Sheet music measuring 10 ¾ x 14 ¼ inches, 6 pp
- New York: Horace Waters, 1855
New York: Horace Waters, 1855. Sheet music measuring 10 ¾ x 14 ¼ inches, 6 pp. Foxed with wear to edges; very good to excellent.. A scarce Hutchinson Family sheet, published in 1855, with an abolition theme. The song goes, in part:
“The captive now begins to rise and burst his chains asunder, While Politicians stand aghast in anxious fear and wonder. No longer shall the bondman sigh beneath the galling fetters, He sees the Dan of Freedom nigh, and reads the golden letters…”
It also discusses alcohol, within a larger theme of good triumphing over evil. The song is included in some songsters but this standalone version is quite uncommon, with one copy held at Dartmouth. In 1855 the Hutchinson Family Singers continued extensive touring across the northeastern United States, presenting concert programs that combined abolitionist songs, temperance material, and political commentary aligned with reform movements. They had embraced abolitionism as a cause about a decade earlier with a string of compositions including “Get Off the Track” and “The Bereaved Slave Mother.”.
“The captive now begins to rise and burst his chains asunder, While Politicians stand aghast in anxious fear and wonder. No longer shall the bondman sigh beneath the galling fetters, He sees the Dan of Freedom nigh, and reads the golden letters…”
It also discusses alcohol, within a larger theme of good triumphing over evil. The song is included in some songsters but this standalone version is quite uncommon, with one copy held at Dartmouth. In 1855 the Hutchinson Family Singers continued extensive touring across the northeastern United States, presenting concert programs that combined abolitionist songs, temperance material, and political commentary aligned with reform movements. They had embraced abolitionism as a cause about a decade earlier with a string of compositions including “Get Off the Track” and “The Bereaved Slave Mother.”.
Details
Title
Right Over Wrong. Coming Right Along. Song & Chorus
Author
[Music – Hutchinson Family – Abolition] Hutchinson, Jesse; The Hutchinson Family
Binding
Sheet music measuring 10 ¾ x 14 ¼ inches, 6 pp
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Horace Waters: New York
Date
1855