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When death's gloomy angel was bending his bow : written for the first anniversary of the Washington Benevolent Society of Pennsylvania / by a member ; the music arranged by R. Taylor.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 1, no. 63
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 4, no. 71a
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- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, R. (Raynor), 1747-1825.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Songs with piano.
- Patriotic music--United States.
- Patriotic music.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Songs with piano.
- Songs.
- Notated music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 score (2 unnumbered pages) ; 33 cm
- Contained In:
- Keffer Collection of Sheet Music.
- Other Title:
- Star-spangled banner.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : published and sold at G. Willig's Musical Magazine, [1814]
- Notes:
- Song; for voice and piano.
- Caption title.
- English words; 1st verse printed between the two staves of music and verses 2-6 printed as text following music.
- Based on the tune To Anacreon in heaven by John Stafford Smith, which also served as the basis for The Star-spangled banner.
- First line of text: same as title.
- Local Notes:
- Library also has a negative photostatic copy (Box 4, no. 71a).
- Cited in:
- Wolfe, R. J. Secular music, 8362.
- OCLC:
- 78470744
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