When death's gloomy angel was bending his bow : written for the first anniversary of the Washington Benevolent Society of Pennsylvania

Contributor:

Washington Benevolent Society of Pennsylvania (dedicatee)

Name:

Taylor, R. (Raynor), 1747-1825; Smith, John Stafford, 1750-1836

Date:

1814

Language:

English

Publisher:

published and sold at G. Willig's Musical Magazine

Subject:

Songs with piano; Patriotic music -- United States; Patriotic music

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

Songs with piano; Songs; Notated music; scores (documents for music)

Physical Description:

1 score (2 unnumbered pages); 33 cm

Geographic Subject:

United States

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Song; for voice and piano.; Caption title.; Library also has a negative photostatic copy (Box 4, no. 71a).; English words; 1st verse printed between the two staves of music and verses 2-6 printed as text following music.; Based on the tune To Anacreon in heaven by John Stafford Smith, which also served as the basis for The Star-spangled banner.; First line of text: same as title.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 1, no. 63; Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 4, no. 71a

Collection:

Keffer Collection of Sheet Music (University of Pennsylvania)