MOONLIGHT ON THE HUDSON: MORCEAU DE SALON

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

MOONLIGHT ON THE HUDSON: MORCEAU DE SALON

Entry/Object ID

L.2008.15 a-d

Description

Sheet music comprised of two bound, four insert paper sheets; title page light blue background with an oval inset image of two boats on the Hudson River, moon in upper left, mountains in background and trees in foreground; image is surrounded by a rectangular line and flourish frame; text above the image, "MOONLIGHT / ON THE / HUDSON / (Morceau de Salon) / by / G.D.Wilson / (OPUS, 60.)"; text following image, "Published in the following arrangements: / 2713 - Piano Solo Db - 4 / 2714 - Piano Solo C - 2 - 3 / 2715 - Violin and Piano B - 2 OR C - 1 / 2716 - Saxophone and Piano F - 3 / (Parts for C.Melody, Bb Tenor and Eb Alto.) / (Solo or Duet in any Combination) / PUBLISHED BY / Century Music Publishing Co. / "231- 235 W. 40th ST." "193 YONGE ST. TORONTO." / "NEW YORK, U.S.A." "CANADIAN AGENTS. LEO FEIST, LT'D." "; ink stamp on bottom: "A. L. LE JEAL / MUSIC STORE / 24 W. 8th St., Erie, Pa."; on reverse of title page, four staff lines of music beneath text: "Moonlight on the Hudson / (MORCEAU DE SALON) / "Edited by Calvin Grooms" "G. D. Wilson. Op. 60"; at bottom of page: "Published by Century Music Publishing Co., New York"; third through eleventh pages, four staff lines of music each; at bottom of eleventh page: "A NEW AND COMPLETE CATALOG OF CENTURY EDITION IS PUBLISHED EACH SEASON. / PLEASE ASK YOUR DEALER FOR A COPY IT IS FREE - THE PUBLISHERS"; on back page, samples of musical pieces under the text: "Showy and Effective for Concert use" "BRILLIANT NUMBERS" "For Piano FOURTH GRADE" / "Compostitions that offer a splendid opportunity for technical display": titles of the samples illustrated: "THE AEROPLANE TRIP" " VIA WIRELESS" / " THE NIGHTINGALE'S TRILL" " TARANTELLE FAVORI" / " RIPPLES" / "MOONLIT WAVES" / "Meritorius [sic] and Melodious Three WALTZ Novelties For Piano-Fourth Grade" / "VALSE NOVELETTE"/ "THE STREET SINGER" "PRIMROSE FLOWER".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

G. D. Wilson

Attribution

Composer

Manufacturer

Century Music Publishing Company

Date made

1910

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Racette list # 15

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-3/8 in

Width

9-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (31.4 x 23.8 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Tears along edges; 8 inch tear along cover, taped on reverse side; 1 inch loss near BRC; loss of BRC on fifth page; pages taped together on left edge.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial