[Early American tune book of marches and dances].

Format:

Manuscript

Musical score

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Songs and music.

United States.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

Marches (Music)

Cotillions (Music)

Dance music.

Scores.

Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.

Manuscripts, American -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by a family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Bluemango).

Sold by Bluemango Books and Manuscripts (New Hope, Pennsylvania), 2024.

Physical Description:

1 manuscript score (86 unnumbered pages) : paper ; 23 x 28 cm

Production:

[United States], [after 1800]

Other Title:

Title of first work: March in the Water music

Summary:

Early American music manuscript tune book including military marches from the American Revolution and dance music (cotillions, quadrilles and contra dances) popular from the late 18th century. The first twelve pieces--the non-dance works--are scored for two melody lines for unspecified instruments and a bass line, the bass presumably to be realized by keyboard or basso continuo. All twelve appear in Samuel Holyoke's publication, The instrumental assistant, vol.1 (Exeter, New Hampshire : H. Ranlet, [1800]) in arrangements identical to those in this tune book. Some of the marches appear in earlier 18th century publications. For example, Love's march, Prince Eugene's march and Count Brown's march appear in the 1765 publication, A collection of airs and marches for two violins or German flutes, some of which have basses (London : R. Bremner). The dances in the manuscript are the unaccompanied melodies typical of tune books. The ruled pages in the second half of the volume are blank except for three staves of musical notation in pencil on the final page.

Contents:

March in the Water music

Col. Orne's march

Love's march

Handyside's march

Prince Eugene's march

Count Brown's march

Gen. Wayne's march

General Knox's march

Handel's Water piece [HWV 341]

Essex march

March alla millitary

Air

[Dance music: 9 sets of cotillions, as well as quadrilles and contra dances]

Notes:

Ms. codex.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Cited as:

Early American Tune Book (Ms. Codex 2208). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

Contains:

Holyoke, Samuel, 1762-1820, arranger.

OCLC:

1452614522