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The midshipman : sung by Miss Arnold of the New Theatre with universal applause, in the opera of the Rival soldiers.
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- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Shield, William, 1748-1829.
- Standardized Title:
- Sprigs of laurel. Midshipman
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barry, John, 1745-1803--Songs and music.
- Barry, John.
- Barry, John, 1745-1803.
- Songs with piano.
- Operas--Excerpts, Arranged.
- Operas.
- Patriotic music--United States.
- Patriotic music.
- United States.
- United States. Navy--Songs and music.
- United States. Navy.
- Genre:
- Songs with piano.
- Songs and music.
- Songs.
- Excerpts.
- Arrangements (Music)
- Notated music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 unnumbered leaf ; 33 cm
- Contained In:
- Keffer Collection of Sheet Music.
- Other Title:
- I'm here or there a jolly dog.
- Rival soldiers.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia (185 Market Street, Philadelphia) : published by G. Willig, [1800?]
- Notes:
- For voice and piano.
- Caption title.
- The opera Rival soldiers was a reduction of Shield's original work, Sprigs of laurel.
- English words; 1st verse printed between the two staves of music and verses 2-4 printed as text following music.
- First line of text: I'm here or there a jolly dog.
- "The name "Barry" [Commodore Barry] has been substituted for "Truxton" in the 4th verse." -- Cf. Wolfe.
- Cited in:
- Sonneck-Upton. Early secular American music, p. 260.
- Wolfe, R. J. Secular music, 8104B.
- OCLC:
- 249587676
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