Romantic / 19th-century American · 1850
Camptown Races
S. Foster
- Key
- G
- Time
- 2/4
- Tempo
- ♩=132
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Minstrel song. Strophic + 'doo-dah' refrain. Among the most-recognised American folk-style melodies.
Teaching points
- Pentatonic call-and-response refrain
- Standard verse-chorus form
- AO3: minstrel-show legacy
Full score ↓Public domain
1850 first ed, PD.