Research Catalog

Title

Les polonaises. Mazurkas [graphic] / composed by Ed. Wolff ; on stone by H. Dacre.

Author

Dacre, Henry, approximately 1820-

Publication

Philadelphia : A. Fiot ; New York : W. Dubois, [184-? or later]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wolff, Edouard, 1816-1880.
• P.S. Duval & Co. ltg

Description

1 print : lithograph, hand-colored; 32 x 26 cm.

Summary

Sheet music cover illustration depicting a dancing couple in Polish folk costume in a landscape setting.

Alternative Title

Mazurkas

Genre/Form

• Sheet music covers.
• Lithographs.

Note

• Caption title.
• P.S. Duval, Lith. Phila.

Indexed In (note)

• Chaffee, George, "American music prints of the Romantic ballet," in Dance index, vol. I, no. 12, Dec. 1942

Source (note)

• Lillian Moore.

Biography (note)

• According to George Chaffee (see reference above), this is a "[v]ersion of a French music-title study by Janet Lange-- of [Carlotta] Grisi-[Lucien] Petipa or [Fanny] Cerrito-[Arthur] St. Leon, we forget which." Janet-Lange, 1815-1872, was a French illustrator whose works included depictions of dance and theatre productions.
• The mazurka, which became popular as a ballroom dance in mid-nineteenth century Europe, had its roots in the Polish folk dance called the mazurek. Originally a lively dance in triple meter, the mazurka became popular in many countries and across many years, both as a dance and a musical form. This print may depict a version of the mazurka danced on the ballet stage. A notable example occurred in Joseph Mazilier's ballet Le diable à quatre (1845), whose main character, performed by Carlotta Grisi, was called Mazourka.

Call Number

*MGZFD Dac H Pol 1

OCLC

821921266

Author

Dacre, Henry, approximately 1820- Artist

Title

Les polonaises. Mazurkas [graphic] / composed by Ed. Wolff ; on stone by H. Dacre.

Imprint

Philadelphia : A. Fiot ; New York : W. Dubois, [184-? or later]

Indexed In:

Chaffee, George, "American music prints of the Romantic ballet," in Dance index, vol. I, no. 12, Dec. 1942, p. [212], no. 98.

Biography

According to George Chaffee (see reference above), this is a "[v]ersion of a French music-title study by Janet Lange-- of [Carlotta] Grisi-[Lucien] Petipa or [Fanny] Cerrito-[Arthur] St. Leon, we forget which." Janet-Lange, 1815-1872, was a French illustrator whose works included depictions of dance and theatre productions.

The mazurka, which became popular as a ballroom dance in mid-nineteenth century Europe, had its roots in the Polish folk dance called the mazurek. Originally a lively dance in triple meter, the mazurka became popular in many countries and across many years, both as a dance and a musical form. This print may depict a version of the mazurka danced on the ballet stage. A notable example occurred in Joseph Mazilier's ballet Le diable à quatre (1845), whose main character, performed by Carlotta Grisi, was called Mazourka.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

This item may be offsite for digitization. For additional information please contact dance@nypl.org.

Source

Gift; Lillian Moore.

Connect to:

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Local Subject

Mazurka (Dance)

Added Author

Wolff, Edouard, 1816-1880. Associated name

P.S. Duval & Co. Lithographer

Moore, Lillian. Donor

Research Call Number

*MGZFD Dac H Pol 1