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| Id |
30293 |
| Category |
antiquarian music |
| Author / Composer |
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| Title |
Halderbarak. Quick Step, Composed & Respectfully Dedicated to the Ladies of Rensellear Ville, by a Member of the Troy Citizens Corps. [For piano]. |
| Place |
New York |
| Publisher |
Published by Hewitt & Jaques |
| Publication Date |
1840 |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
Folio. 2ff. |
| Description |
Disbound. Drop title. Foxed. Engraved. Programmatic piece commemorating events in New York State's "Anti-Rent War," 1839-1846. Some sections designed to imitate other instruments, e.g. "snare drums". "Tin Horn Solo" refers to tin horns said to have been used by anti-rent agitators. The reference to the "ladies of Rensellaerville" in the title may be a reference to the use of disguises (including cross-dressing) by the anti-renters. The Troy Citizens Corps was one of the local volunteer militia units mobilised to restore order. The anonymous composer may have been John C. Andrews, a musician, music dealer, composer and publisher who was a resident of Troy, and a member of the Citizens Corps, as early as 1837. |
| Reference |
Not in Library of Congress. |
| Price |
£75.00 |
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