Romantic / 19th-century American · 1854
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
S. Foster
- Key
- F
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=88
- AO focus
- AO1
Incipit
Form
Parlour ballad — strophic. Dedicated to Foster's estranged wife Jane.
Teaching points
- Sentimental parlour song
- Modulating refrain
- AO1: standard mid-19th-century song
Full score ↓Public domain
1854 first ed, PD.