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Battle of the Marne march by J. Luxton

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Object Details

Author

Luxton, J
Barbelle 1888-1957
Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI

Notes

Illustrated title page depicts a battle scene with a biplane and an airship in the sky. Helmet and swords used as decorative devices with various national flags in the border. Signed Al. Barbelle
"Descriptive March Fantasia"--Page 2
"Op. 2"--Page 2
For piano
Publisher's advertisement on verso of page 5 has incipits of sixteen piano pieces: By the sea : reverie / Leander Fisher. Rose waltz : standard / W.C. Powell. Little soldier march : school march / W.C. Powell. Twilight shadows : referie / Jerome Heller. Love's whispering : waltzes / L. Gould. Twinkling stars : three-step / Jerome Heller. Reflections : reverie / Jerome Heller. Beautiful tho'ts of love / Jerome Heller. Greyhound march / John Parker. Con amore : valse hesitation / W.C. Powell. Vision waltz : reverie-waltz / J. Holfman. Rippling waters : caprice / Wm. T. Pierson. Battle in the sky : march / J. Luxton. Valse Estelle / E. Goldston. Evening prayer : reverie / L. Gould. Twittering birds : reverie / John J. Fitzpatrick
Also available online
There is a longer version also in the NASMRB Landauer collection
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Contents

Soldiers' prayer before the siege -- The sound of distant guns -- The call to arms -- Cavalry call -- Gunners rush to their posts -- Army corps approaching in the distance -- Gradually getting in line -- Infrantry marching in perfect order -- Field guns -- Rain of shrapnel -- Machine guns -- Groans of the dying -- Battle rages with terrible fierceness

Date

1916
1911-1920
1910-1920

Call number

M1 .B4

Type

Art
Songs and music
Battle pieces (Music)
Advertisements
Marches (Music)
Popular music
Scores
Sheet music covers
Sheet music

Physical description

5 pages of music 36 cm

Place

United States
France

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Fantasia
Marches (Piano)
Marne, 1st Battle of the, France, 1914
Piano music
Popular instrumental music
Airships
Biplanes
Campaigns & battles
Daggers & swords
Flags
Helmets
Trench warfare
American

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_sil_978487

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