Dear Mother, Was It Right (Strakosch, Maurice)
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
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Complete Score
*#207443 - 0.97MB, 5 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 53x⇩
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Schissel (2012/4/19)
Publisher Info.:
Philadelphia: Edward L. Walker, 1856.
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General Information
| Work Title | Dear Mother, Was It Right? |
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| Alternative Title | Ballad |
| Composer | Strakosch, Maurice |
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| Key | B♭ major |
| Movements/Sections | 1 |
| First Publication | 1856 – Philadelphia: Edward L. Walker |
| Librettist | Alfred Burnet (Esq.) of Cincinnati (fl.1850s?) |
| Incipit | To the grove beyond the meadow Where the stream goes rippling by |
| Language | English |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voice, piano |
Misc. Comments
"Sung at Parodi’s concerts by Madame Patti Strakosch". (Not exactly a dedication.) The famous singer Adelina Patti was sister-in-law to the composer (if I am reading right?... so that Madame Patti-Strakosch means Adelina Patti?)
