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The cachucha: sung by Madame Vestris

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Title
The cachucha: sung by Madame Vestris
Additional title: Come, o come! Castanets are gaily sounding
Names
Nelson, S. (Sydney), 1800-1862 (Arranger)
Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi, 1797-1856 (Associated name)
Lehman & Duval Lithrs. (Printer of plates)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1830 - 1839 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Fiot, Meignen & Co.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Anon Cac 1
Topics
Cachucha (Dance)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: arranged by S. Nelson.
Caption title.
Lith. of Endicott.
Statement of responsibility: Printed by Lehman & Duval.
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore.
Biographical/historical: Madame Vestris, whose full name was Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi Vestris, was an English-born actress and singer who owed her illustrious last name to her brief marriage to the dancer and ballet master Armand Vestris.
Biographical/historical: The cachucha, a Spanish dance in triple time, became the rage in Paris and London with Fanny Elssler's performance in Le diable boiteux. As a musical form, it has echoes in the song "Dance a cachucha" from W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's operetta The gondoliers (1889).
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 36 x 28 cm. + music score (3 p.)
Description
Sheet music cover illustration depicting a man and a woman in Spanish costume, dancing in an outdoor setting. Both play castanets. The woman's dress, with its deep flounces of dark-colored lace, is similar to the costume worn by ballerina Fanny Elssler in her signature dance, the cachucha from Jean Coralli's ballet Le diable boiteux (1836).
Type of Resource
Still image
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825075517
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758245
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6dd7df80-ada1-0133-3bea-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1800: Creator Born
  • 1830: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1862: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The cachucha" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1830 - 1839. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ebfaa80-ada5-0133-670f-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The cachucha" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ebfaa80-ada5-0133-670f-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1830 - 1839). The cachucha Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ebfaa80-ada5-0133-670f-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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The cachucha