The American musical miscellany : a collection of the newest and most appoved [sic] songs, set to music.
Record ID:
113458
Title:
The American musical miscellany : a collection of the newest and most appoved [sic] songs, set to music.
Published:
[Northampton] : Printed at Northampton, Massachusetts by Andrew Wright, for Daniel Wright and company : Sold by them, and by S. Butler, in Northhampton ; by I. Thomas, jun. in Worcester ; by F. Barker, in Greenfield ; and by the principal booksellers in B
Notes:
This collection consists of 111 songs, numbered I-CXI. In a note "To the public" the editors state that "A general preference has been given to American productions".
For contents cf. O.G. Sonneck, Bibl. of early secular Amer. music. 1905.
First ed.
Adams and Liberty (p. 211-218) is the first appearance in an American book of the melody (slightly varied) of John Stafford Smith's Anacreontic Song, later used in The star-spangled Banner.
Associated names:
Wright, Andrew, printer.
Butler, S., bookseller.
Thomas, I., Jun., bookseller.
Barker, Francis, bookseller.
Department:
Music Collection: