The Amateur's Musical Library (Jarvis, Charles)

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Publisher. Info. Philadelphia: Godey & M'Michael, 1842.
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Misc. Notes The original publisher info on the cover shows "Philadelphia: Hooker & Agnew, 1841", but this is 'overstickered' with "Godey & M'Michael, 1842" (a Philadelphian publisher from 1841 to 1843 [1]). On the next page, the deposition entry, by Charles Jarvis, is also dated 1841.
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Work Title The Amateur's Musical Library
Alternative. Title A collection of piano-forte music, and songs; embracing the most popular airs from the latest operas, consisting of cavatinas, waltzes, marches, quick-steps, cotillions, and many new pieces by the editor; as well as a large number of songs, duetts, trios, quartettes, &c. The whole selected from the most distinguished European authors; including also numerous original compositions by celebrated authors in the United States.
Edited by Charles Jarvis, professor of the piano-forte, and organist and leader of the choir at the Church of the Epiphany.
Composer Jarvis, Charles
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 139 pieces
First Publication. 1841
Librettist includes
F. Morton
Mark Lemon
Thomas Dunn English
Thomas Moore
Charles West Thomson
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano; voice, piano; 2 voices, piano; voice, chorus, piano
Extra Information Around the same time, the editor published a another similar collection: Lady's Musical Library.

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Composers without IMSLP pages

  • L. Gomion
  • W. A. F.
  • Guylott
  • J. Valentine (probably not John Valentine (1730-1791))
  • Charles Homann (or Homman)
  • W. H. F., Esq.
  • Sophia Jarvis
  • J. R. Jennings (pupil of Charles Jarvis)
  • A Lady of Charleston
  • A friend
  • Richard Guin, a pupil at Pennsylvania Institute for Instructing the Blind
  • Lapont
  • Bishop (probably Henry Rowley Bishop)
  • David Lee