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Jessie's dream : a story of the "Relief of Lucknow" / written by Grace Campbell ; composed by John Blockley.
Record number:
56874
Call No:
MUS/TP/2
Author/s:
Blockley, John, composer. ;
Campbell, Grace, lyricist. ;
Rosenthal, J., lithographer.
Edition:
Key of B flat.
Series:
Throsby Park sheet music collection
Subject:
Throsby, Isabel Martha, 1844-1901, former owner. ;
Osborne, Isabel Martha, 1844-1901, former owner. ;
Popular music - 19th century. ;
Piano music. ;
Vocal scores with piano. ;
Songs with piano. ;
Vocal music. ;
Lucknow (India) - History - Siege, 1857 - Songs and music.
Notes:
Isabel Martha Osborne, nee Throsby, the daughter of Charles Throsby and Elizabeth Broughton Throsby, married Alick Osborne of Barrengarry, Kangaroo Valley, in 1861 and died at Hamilton [Tudor House], Moss Vale, on 13th June 1901.
Bound in: Isabel Osborne songbook circa 1837-1866.
Cover title.
Song for voice and piano.
Caption title: "Jessie's dream" a story of the relief of Lucknow.
Running title: Jessie's dream.
Trimmed copy. Information missing from head and foot of cover.
Publication information trimmed off front cover.
"Jessie's dream" as a descriptive fantasia for the piano by John Blockley - 4/. --directly under title.
"Song" --top left hand side of cover.
"By the same composer" [four more songs listed with prices] --on cover under composer information.
J. Rosenthal lith. --under illustration on the left.
2 Red Lion Sq. --on the right under illustration. Address of J. Rosenthal.
Inscription: June 19th/ 62?[trimmed off].
The sketch from "The Illustrated Times" published by express permission. "Dinna ye hear it, dinna ye hear it? It's the slogan of the Highlanders we're saved we're saved". --caption under cover illustration.
Includes "An extract from a letter written by M. de Banneroi, a French physician in the service of Mussur Rajah, and published in 'Le Pays' (Paris Paper), dated Calcutta, Oct. 8/ 57." --page [1].
"Jessie's dream" - as a descriptive piece for the piano forte by John Blockley - Pr. 4/-. --bottom of page [1].
London, published by John Blockley, 2 Park Road, Haverstock Hill --at the bottom of page 7.
Dating: J. Rosenthal lithographer, Red Lion Square ca 1855-60 (Parkinson). J. Blockley 2 Park Rd., Haverstock Hill 1853-1866 (Parkinson). Oxford University - 1858. Inscription on cover 1862? Has to be after 1857 and before 1862, because of the Rosenthal dates it would the publication date to 1858-1860.
Provenance: Isabel Throsby sheet music collection.
Year:
[circa 1858-1860].
Publication details:
London : John Blockley, 2 Park Road, Haverstock Hill,
Description:
1 score (7 pages) : cover illustration ; 34 cm.
Type:
music
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circa 1858-1860.
Not for loan
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MUS/TP/2
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