Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.5124 Composed by J. P. Skelly. Mothers & children, Death, Grief. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5124). Why Did They Dig Ma's Grave So Deep? Song and Chorus. Written and Composed by J.P. Skelly. Published 1880 by H.A. French, 161 Union Street in Nashville, Tenn. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Mothers & children, Death, Grief. First line reads Poor little Nellie is weeping tonight, thinking of days that were full of delight.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
