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Notated Music Tis but fancy's sketch! : the celebrated picture song : composed and sung with universal applause by Mr. J. Braham, in the operatic romance of, The devil's bridge

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Title

  • Tis but fancy's sketch! : the celebrated picture song : composed and sung with universal applause by Mr. J. Braham, in the operatic romance of, The devil's bridge

Names

  • Braham, John, 1774-1856, composer
  • Arnold, Samuel James, 1774-1852, librettist
  • Horn, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1786-1849

Created / Published

  • Philadephia : G.E. Blake, [between 1810 and 1819?]

Headings

  • -  Operas--Excerpts--Vocal scores with piano
  • -  Songs (High voice) with orchestra--Vocal scores with piano

Notes

  • -  Caption title.
  • -  Originally for high voice and orchestra; accompaniment arranged for piano.
  • -  Song composed by John Braham for the opera, The devil's bridge; libretto by Samuel J. Arnold; cf. Grove music online.
  • -  Staff notation.

Medium

  • 1 vocal score (2 unnumbered pages) ; 34 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M1.A1 B

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2014565728

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Arnold, Samuel James, Librettist, and Charles E Horn. Tis but fancy's sketch!: the celebrated picture song: composed and sung with universal applause by Mr. J. Braham, in the operatic romance of, The devil's bridge. composeds by Braham, John [Philadephia: g.e. blake, between 1810 and 1819?, 1810] Notated Music. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014565728/.

APA citation style:

Arnold, S. J. & Horn, C. E. (1810) Tis but fancy's sketch!: the celebrated picture song: composed and sung with universal applause by Mr. J. Braham, in the operatic romance of, The devil's bridge. Braham, J., comp [Philadephia: g.e. blake, between 1810 and 1819?] [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2014565728/.

MLA citation style:

Arnold, Samuel James, Librettist, and Charles E Horn. Tis but fancy's sketch!: the celebrated picture song: composed and sung with universal applause by Mr. J. Braham, in the operatic romance of, The devil's bridge. comp by Braham, John [Philadephia: g.e. blake, between 1810 and 1819?, 1810] Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2014565728/>.