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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 001
Title:O'Connell Dances.
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Arranged for the Piano Forte [na].
Publication:Boston : Henry Prentiss, 33 Court St.
Date:1840
Form of Composition:four sectional waltzes
Instrumentation:piano
Performer:As danced by him at all the principal Theatres in the United States
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:B.W. Thayer's Lith. Boston ["Wrecked near the island of Ascension (Caroline Group) October 1829, and commended himself to the favor and notice of the natives by dancing.""]
Subjects:Beaches; Ethnic stereotype; Palms; Folk dancing; Native dress


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 002
Title:The Opera Polka. 6th Edition.
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Arranged by Signor Pugni.
Publication:Boston : W.H. Oakes, 197 Washington Street
Date:[n.d.]
Form of Composition:
Instrumentation:piano
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:W. Sharp, del.; W. Sharp's Lith.
Subjects:Portraits; Couples; Folk dancing; Native dress


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 002a
Title:Original Hesitation Waltz. [Miss Alice Martin's Original Hesitation Waltz was awarded The First Prize in an International Dance Contest by L'Academie Mondaine de Danse, Paris, France]. [Includes detailed instructions on dance steps].
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Music by McNair Ilgenfritz. Theory by Alice Martin.
Publication:New York : Edward Schuberth & Co., 11 East 22nd St.
Date:1914
Form of Composition:da capo
Instrumentation:piano
Dedicatee:to Miss Ann Drew
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:photo by White, N.Y., of unidentified persons
Advertisement:ad on back cover for Tango by Ilgenfritz.
Plate number:E.S. & Co. 4246
Subjects:Portraits; Ballroom dancing


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 003
Title:The Opera Polka. 8th Edition.
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Arranged by Signor Pugni.
Publication:Boston : W.H. Oakes, 197 Washington Street
Date:[n.d.]
Form of Composition:
Instrumentation:piano
Performer:As Danced By Mlle. Carlotta Grisi & Mons. Perrot
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:W. Sharp, del.; W. Sharp's Lith.
Subjects:Portraits; Couples; Folk dancing; Native dress
Duplication:cover and music same as Box 186 Item 2 (See: Box 186 Item 002)


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 004
Title:The Original Redowa Waltz.
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Composed by Jullien.
Publication:New York : Firth & Hall, No. 1 Franklin Square
Date:[n.d.]
Form of Composition:five sectional waltzes and coda
Instrumentation:piano
Performer:As Taught by Mr. Barrett of New York (Late From England); As Danced at all the Fashionable Assemblies in Paris & London
Dedicatee:Dedicated to Mons. E. Coulon by Jullien
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:C. & W. Endicott Lith. New York
Plate number:4043
Subjects:Portraits; Folk dancing; Native dress; Couples


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 005
Title:The Original Redowa Waltz.
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Composed by Jullien.
Publication:New York : Firth & Hall, No. 1 Franklin Square
Date:[n.d.]
Form of Composition:five sectional waltzes and coda
Instrumentation:piano
Performer:As Taught by Mr. Barrett of New York (Late From England); As Danced at all the Fashionable Assemblies in Paris & London
Dedicatee:Dedicated to Mons. E. Coulon by Jullien
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:C. & W. Endicott Lith. New York
Plate number:4043
Subjects:Portraits; Folk dancing; Native dress; Couples
Duplication:cover and music same as Box 86 Item 4 (See: Box 086 Item 004)


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 006
Title:Orvetta Waltz.
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Composed by E.B. Spencer.
Publication:Boston : Oliver Ditson Company, 453-463 Washington Street
Date:1892
Form of Composition:sectional
Instrumentation:piano
Dedicatee:Dedicated to Miss Mary E.R. Johann
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:Beacon Lith. Co. Boston
Advertisement:ads on back cover for Oliver Ditson stock
Subjects:Couples; Ballroom dancing; Palms; Gardens; Guitars


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 007
Title:Paris Qui Danse (Musikanten Polka). No. 2.
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Pour Piano Par A. Wallerstein, Op. 86.
Publication:Mayence : B. Schott
Date:[n.d.]
Form of Composition:da capo with trio
Instrumentation:piano four hands
Dedicatee:`a S.M. Oscar 1er Roi de Suede
Plate number:14028
Subjects:Ballroom dancing; Couples; Light fixtures; Courtship


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 008
Title:Parodi Mazurka (or The Searing Waltz).
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Composed & Taught by J.H. Searing at His Private Academy, 56 Bond Street. Music by P. Brown.
Publication:New York : William Hall & Son, 239 Broadway
Date:1851
Form of Composition:da capo
Instrumentation:piano
Dedicatee:To Signorina Teresa Parodi
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y.
Plate number:1236
Subjects:Portrait; Couples; Ballroom dancing; Teachers


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Levy Call Number:Box 186, Item 009
Title:Parodi Mazurka (or The Searing Waltz).
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger:Composed & Taught by J.H. Searing. at His Private Academy, 56 Bond Street. Music by P. Brown.
Publication:New York : William Hall & Son, 239 Broadway
Date:1851
Form of Composition:da capo
Instrumentation:piano
Dedicatee:To Signorina Teresa Parodi
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist:Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y.
Plate number:1236
Subjects:Portrait; Couples; Ballroom dancing; Teachers
Duplication:cover and music same as Box 186 Item 8 (See: Box 186 Item 008)
 
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