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| Composition Year | 1938 |
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| Genre Categories | Blues; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
Complete Score (EU)
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Complete Score (Compressed) (EU)
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| Work Title | The Down and Out Blues |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Mayo, Sam |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ISM 10 |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1938 |
| First Performance. | 1938 |
| First Publication. | 1938 |
| Librettist | Composer |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | voice, piano |
| Extra Information | One of the last songs Mayo wrote before dying. It is an autobiographical song, meant to represent Mayo's experiences after his son sadly died from a long battle of Tuberculosis. Made famous by Flanagan and Allen, who made recordings of said song. |
