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The real Scotch polkas [with score] as danced at the balls and opera houses of Milan, Paris, Vienna, London, &c

Title
The real Scotch polkas [with score] [graphic] : as danced at the balls and opera houses of Milan, Paris, Vienna, London, &c / arranged by Ricardo Linter.
Publication
Boston : W.H. Oakes, [184-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Linter, Ricardo.
  • W. Sharp & Co. ltg
Description
1 print : chromolithograph; 35 x 26 cm. +
Summary
Sheet music cover illustration depicting a dancing couple in Scottish costume. The title of the musical composition implies that they are dancing a variant of the polka rather than a Scottish folk dance.
Alternative Title
Real Scotch polkas. No. 1
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Sheet music covers.
  • Chromolithographs.
Note
  • Caption title.
  • At lower left: W.H. Sharp, chromo. lith.
  • Pl. no. : 187.
Source (note)
  • Lillian Moore.
Biography (note)
  • 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 Anon Rea 1
OCLC
825121255
Title
The real Scotch polkas [with score] [graphic] : as danced at the balls and opera houses of Milan, Paris, Vienna, London, &c / arranged by Ricardo Linter.
Imprint
Boston : W.H. Oakes, [184-?]
Biography
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 another copy of this print, with slightly different coloration and without the music score, see: *MGZFD Pol 19.
For a version of this print by a different lithographer, published in Toronto, with music score, see: *MGZFX Anon Rea 2.
Source
Gift; Lillian Moore.
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Added Author
Linter, Ricardo. Arranger
W. Sharp & Co. Lithographer
Moore, Lillian. Donor
Publisher No.
187 : W.H. Oakes
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Rea 1
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