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Publisher. Info.
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Philadelphia: Godey & M'Michael, 1842.
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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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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General Information
Work Title
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The Amateur's Musical Library
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Alternative. Title
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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.
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Composer
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Jarvis, Charles
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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139 pieces
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First Publication.
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1841
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Librettist
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includes
- F. Morton
- Mark Lemon
- Thomas Dunn English
- Thomas Moore
- Charles West Thomson
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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piano; voice, piano; 2 voices, piano; voice, chorus, piano
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Extra Information
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Around the same time, the editor published a another similar collection: Lady's Musical Library.
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Navigation etc.
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