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Title
Polka mazurka militaire / R. Wittig
Creator
Wittig, Rudolph, composer
Contributor
T. Sinclair's Lith. lithographer
Smith, William R., 1824-1914, publisher
Last, Jay T., collector
Date Created and/or Issued
1863
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
For piano. ; Caption title. ; "Camp Scenes Composed by Rudolph Wittig" -- Cover title. ; Color lithograph of 4 small scenes depicting the contents of the four works listed on the cover: Forward march, Polka mazurka militaire, Doctor's call polka, and Young recruits gall [op]. There is an eagle at the top of the page and musical instruments and a score set between the two lower scenes. ; "T. Sinclair's Lith. Phila." ; "Porter." ; Advertisement on page [6]: "William R. Smith, Agt. Music Publisher,..."
Extent
1 score ([6] pages) ; 36 cm
Identifier
priJLC_SMUS Box T16
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/10236
Language
English
Subject
Piano music
Polkas
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
Songs with piano
Battles
Civil war
War songs--United States
Popular music--To 1901
Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Sheet Music
Military
1861-1865 Union: Battles, Camp Life & Misc. H-Z by title
T16
11
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.

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