Research Catalog

Title

The royal polka [graphic] / composed by Jullien.

Author

Brandard, John, 1812-1863.

Publication

Boston : Charles Bradlee & Co., [184-?]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jullien, Louis Antoine, 1812-1860.
• W. Sharp & Co. ltg

Description

1 print : chromolithograph on tinted ground, color; 33 x 25 cm. +

Summary

Sheet music cover illustration depicting two female dancers in folk costume.

Subjects

• Polka (Dance)
• Chromolithographs
• Sheet music covers
• Polkas > Scores

Genre/Form

• Sheet music covers.
• Chromolithographs.

Note

• Caption title.
• W. Sharp & Co. Lith.
• On p. 3: Jullien's celebrated polkas. This is the only correct description of Jullien's polka [description of dance movements].

Indexed In (note)

• Chaffee, George, "American music prints of the Romantic ballet," Dance index

Biography (note)

• This print reproduces an image signed on stone by John Brandard, and published in London in the 1840s as the music cover to Jullien's celebrated polkas, No. 2, the Royal Polka. George Chaffee, in the article cited above, suggests that it may represent the ballerinas Fanny Cerrito and Camille.
• The polka enjoyed enormous popularity both as a dance and a musical form. Although opinions about its origins differ, it is believed to have roots in Poland or Bohemia. It was brought to Prague in 1837 and made its way to Vienna, St. Petersburg, Paris, and London. Capitalizing on its growing popularity as a ballroom dance, Jules Perrot and Carlotta Grisi introduced it to the ballet stage in 1844. In the mid 1800s, it rivalled the waltz as a dance craze. It has survived into the twenty-first century, and until 2009 was included as a category in the Grammy Awards.

Call Number

*MGZFX Bra J Roy 1

OCLC

825120820

Author

Brandard, John, 1812-1863. Attributed name

Title

The royal polka [graphic] / composed by Jullien.

Imprint

Boston : Charles Bradlee & Co., [184-?]

Indexed In:

Chaffee, George, "American music prints of the Romantic ballet," Dance index, vol. I, no. 12, Dec. 1942, p. [212], cat. no. 91.

Biography

This print reproduces an image signed on stone by John Brandard, and published in London in the 1840s as the music cover to Jullien's celebrated polkas, No. 2, the Royal Polka. George Chaffee, in the article cited above, suggests that it may represent the ballerinas Fanny Cerrito and Camille.

The polka enjoyed enormous popularity both as a dance and a musical form. Although opinions about its origins differ, it is believed to have roots in Poland or Bohemia. It was brought to Prague in 1837 and made its way to Vienna, St. Petersburg, Paris, and London. Capitalizing on its growing popularity as a ballroom dance, Jules Perrot and Carlotta Grisi introduced it to the ballet stage in 1844. In the mid 1800s, it rivalled the waltz as a dance craze. It has survived into the twenty-first century, and until 2009 was included as a category in the Grammy Awards.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

For the print signed by John Brandard, see: *MGZFY Bra J Dan 4.

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Added Author

Jullien, Louis Antoine, 1812-1860. Composer

W. Sharp & Co. Lithographer

Research Call Number

*MGZFX Bra J Roy 1