| Creator |
Macarthy, Harry, 1834-1888. cmp |
| Contributor |
La Hache, Théod. von (Théodor), 1823-1867. arr |
|
Hughes, Carrie, Miss, former owner. |
| Title |
Improvisation on the bonnie blue flag |
| Publisher |
New Orleans : A .E. Blackmar & Bro.,74 Camp St. ; Raleigh : W.L. Pomeroy ; Mobile : J.H. Snow ; Charleston : Geo. F. Cole |
| Publisher |
LA. New Orleans. 1862 |
| Date |
c1862 |
| Physical Description |
10 p. ; cm. |
| Is referenced by |
Parrish & Willingham 7149 |
| Notes |
Arranged by Theodore von La Hache. |
|
Civil War song (Confederacy) for piano. |
|
Dedication: To the arranger's friend, Mr. Auguste Davis. |
|
Op. 537; Number 6 on tp; Page 10 lists Popular Music Published by Blackmar & Co.; "Bonnie Blue Flag" was a very popular Confederate
song during the Civil War, and became the national air of the Southern Confederacy. It was sung in Jackson, Mississippi at
the Mississippi Convention which passed the secession act on January 9, 1861. Later, as other states seceded, additional verses
were added to cover each state in the Confederacy; Included in "Early American Sheet Music" by Dichter and Shapiro, p.119;
See also discussion of this piece in "Music for Patriots, Politicians and Presidents" by Vera Brodsky Lawrence (New York,
Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.) pp.358-359.
|
|
Bound between pages 6 and 7 is a sheet of handwritten music which does not appear to belong to the Improvisation. The reverse
side of this sheet is a handwritten song entitled, "Call Me Back Again".
|
|
Inscribed "Miss Carrie Hughes, Deauville (?) Oct. 15". |
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Retrospective conversion record: original entry. |
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Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War. |
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Women former owners. |
| Genre |
Sheet music. |
| Provenance |
Hughes, Carrie, Miss, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books Rare| Sheet Music Imp 7518.F.30 |
| Accession number |
7518.F.30 |
