Object Details
Author
Barri, Odoardo 1844-1920
Cheyne, John P. 1826-1902
Concanen, Alfred
Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI
Stannard & Son
Notes
For voice and piano
Illustrated title page depicts three balloons ("Enterprise," "Resolute" and "Discovery") preparing for an Arctic flight under a night sky with stars and mountains. A ship is at the ice floe edge and teams of men are shown in the foreground using coal burners to produce gas for the balloons. One uses a flag to send semaphore messages back to the ship and another holds a telescope. Other men and sled dogs gather in the background. Signed "Alfred Concanen lith". Lithography company: "Stannard & Son"
Publisher's advertisement on verso of page 7 gives melody incipits for songs in: Madame Favart : opera comique in three acts / English adaptation by H.B. Farnie ; music by J. Offenbach. Incipits are as follows: The first meeting. The calendar of Bacchus. Mountain song. The novice. The artless thing. The lover's comedy. Dear old dad. The deĢbutante. The two Eves. Puff. The ladies' pet. Au revoir!. Conjure not. An old woman's dream. The pedlar's song. 'Tis not in number. Advertisement gives list of "Pianoforte Arrangements" and "Dance Music"
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Summary
Published to gain support for an expedition to the Arctic via air balloons. Expedition never took place
Date
1879
To 1901
1870-1880
Call number
M1 .B4
Type
Songs and music
Advertisements
Sheet music covers
Sheet music
Physical description
1 score (7 pages) 36 cm
Place
England
Arctic regions
Arctic Regions
Data Source
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic
Ballooning
Popular music
Songs with piano
Balloons (Aircraft)
Coal
Discoveries in geography
Dogs
Ice floes
Men
Mountains
Night
Ships
Signal flags
Snow
Stars
Telescopes
Discovery and exploration
British
Record ID
siris_sil_982077