The Weymouth Railway Polka (Rolls, Daniel)

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Publisher. Info. Weymouth: D. Rolls, n.d.(1857).
London: Cramer & Co.
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Misc. Notes The cover is notable for its engravings of railway stock: an engine with tender, a goods truck, a passenger coach, and a carriage.
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Work Title The Weymouth Railway Polka
Alternative. Title
Composer Rolls, Daniel
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IDR 2
Key G major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1857
First Performance. 1857/01/27 at a ball in the Assembly Rooms of the Victoria Hotel, Weymouth
First Publication. 1857
Dedication Mrs. Butt
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation piano
Extra Information The dedicatee, Mrs. Butt, was the wife of George Medd Butt, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
Composed for a ball at Weymouth to celebrate the opening of the Great Western Railway between Weymouth and London.