MOONLIGHT ON THE HUDSON: MORCEAU POUR LE PIANO

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2008.14

Description

Sheet music comprised of five bound paper sheets; title page with image of sailboats on the Hudson River and the Palisades in the background; people on the shore and in a small boat near dock in the foreground; "MORCEAU / POUR LE PIANO" on bottom of image; text above image: "To C. FRED. EMERY, / ALBANY, N.Y. / MOONLIGHT ON THE HUDSON"; text beneath image: "Op.60" "PAR" "7 1/2"/ "G.D. WILSON." "SOLO" "DUET" / BOSTON. / Published by OLIVER DITSON & CO. 451 Washington St. /"NEW YORK," CHICAGO," PHILADELPHIA," / "C.H. DITSON & CO." "LYON & HEALY" "J.E. DITSON & CO." / "CINCINNATI," "SAN FRANCISCO," "BALTIMORE," "SAVANNAH," "SAN FRANCISCO," "NEW ORLEANS," "GALVESTON," / "GEO. D. NEWHALL & CO." "M. GRAY." "OTTO SUTRO." "LUDDEN & BATES." "SHERMAN, CLAY & CO." "L. GRUNEWALD." "THOS. COGGAN & BRO." / Copyright 1874 by J. L. Peters. / Geo. H. Walker & Co. Lith. Boston."; at top of title page, a cursive signature: "Mrs J. Yates"; reverse of title page blank; on third page: ink stamp at top: "FROM / C. B. PRESCOTT, / DECATUR, ILL"; five staff lines of music beneath text: " "3" "145" / To C. Fred. Emery, Albany, N.Y. / MOONLIGHT ON THE HUDSON / Morceau du Salon." "G.H. WILSON, Op.60"; at bottom of page: "Entered according to Act of Congress, A.D., 1874, by J. L. PETERS, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington / "Creme de la Creme. No. 11" "9.850-7"; fourth, fifth and sixth pages have five staff lines of music each; seventh page has four staff lines of music; eighth and ninth pages have five staff lines of music each; back page is blank.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

G. D. Wilson

Attribution

Composer

Manufacturer

Oliver Ditson & Company

Date made

1874

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Racette list # 14

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

13-7/8 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.2 x 27.3 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Large tears and losses along top, right, and bottom edges; tape holding together tears on second and third pages; water stains throughout; cursive signature TRC "Mrs. J. Water [sic]"; brown paper and thread binding starting to come away from left edge; paper fragile.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial