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Sacred dirges, hymns, and anthems, commemorative of the death of General George Washington, the guardian of his country and the friend of man. : [Six lines of verse] : An original composition. / By a citizen of Massachusetts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holden, Oliver, 1765-1844, author.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37635.
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39106.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Songs and music.
- Washington, George.
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Sacred vocal music.
- Funeral music.
- Genre:
- Sacred vocal music.
- Hymns.
- Songs and music.
- Songs.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (24, 4 pages)
- Other Title:
- Funereal music, for 22d February.
- Place of Publication:
- Printed at Boston, : by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, numbers 45, Newbury-Street., [1800]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Cover title: Funereal music, for 22d February. Published according to act of Congress. [Price, 50 cents single--40 cents by the dozen.]
- Attributed to Oliver Holden in: Metcalf, F.J. American writers and compilers of sacred music.
- Preface dated: Massachusetts, Jan. 27, 1800.
- "A dirge, or Sepulchral service, commemorating the sublime virtues and distinguished talents of General George Washington. Composed at the request of the Mechanic Association of Boston.--(Words by Anthony Pasquin, Esq.)"--4 p. at end (Evans 391106). Another issue of Sacred dirges, hymns, and anthems, without the final 4 p., has cover price "37 1/2 cents single--30 cents by the dozen."
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 37635).
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 39106).
- Cited in:
- Evans 37635
- Evans 39106
- BAL 17006
- Contains:
- Pasquin, Anthony, 1761-1818. Dirge, or Sepulchral service ...
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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