"Music Book" inscribed "Hamilton Mass AD 1841 Wm. A. Brown."
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- "Music Book" inscribed "Hamilton Mass AD 1841 Wm. A. Brown."
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- 1841
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"Music Book" inscribed "Hamilton Mass AD 1841 Wm. A. Brown."
Year: 1841
Volume with thick paper covers and possibly pre-printed staff paper with handwritten dance music, marches, and popular tunes. Inscribed on inside cover with "Music book. Hamilton Mass AD 1841 W[illiam] A Brown." Includes a version of "pop goes the weasel." Song titles include: Rural Felicity A Bashful Maiden O dear What can the matter be Lailson's(?) Ride Seven Stars Smash the windows Hob on Nob Copenhagen Waltz Buy A Broom The Nightingale Hulls Victory Dashing Seargeant[sic] Heail Bohembia(?) Old Dan Tucker Turkish Dance Portland Quick Step Miss Lucy Long Pop, Goes the Weasel I won’t be a nun Gen. Green’s March Gen. Washington’s March Massachusetts March Scotch Air Jan 31, 1842 Fisher’s Hornpipe Lilly Dale For permission to publish material from this collection, contact research@pem.org "Music Book" contains dance music, marches, duets in treble clef. Inscribed "Hamilton Mass AD 1841 Wm. A. Brown.", 1841, Early Music Collection, MSS475, box 4, folder 4, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum.