Marches and dance music in treble clef. "Matthew Vincent"; "Benjamin Gardner"; "Benjamin D
Published 1788. Free to read and download from Internet Archive.
Description
Small volume of handwritten dance music and marches on hand-drawn staves. The covers of this volume are calfskin and are separated. The inside covers are both inscribed with the name "Matthew Vincent," although one early page is inscribed with "Benj[ami]n Gardner's Book, 1788" and towards the back of the volume Gardner's name appears again alongside the name "Benj[ami]n Downing." There is also a page with the inscription: "Benjamin Downing is my name and Marblehead is my dwelling place and Christ is my salvation..." etc. Most of the volume's pages are blank. The following song titles are included: Davids Lamentation [?] March Benj[amin] Gardner’s Book, 1788 15th Regiment Cupid’s Recruiting Sergeant A Trip to Bugland New Lastrompony La Chantilly The Cornish Militia March Miss Bonuco’s(?) Rant(?); Chloc’s(?) Country Dances [?] in Thomas & Sally Queen Mab Miss McKengrey’s Reel Down the Bank
- Date
- 1788
- Language
- eng
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US
Subjects
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