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Polka-mazurka sur L'étoile du nord de G. Meyerbeer

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Title
Polka-mazurka sur L'étoile du nord de G. Meyerbeer
Additional title: Étoile du nord
Names
Talexy, Adrien, 1821-1881 (Composer)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854 (Questionable)
Place: Mayence
Publisher: les fils de B. Schott
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Anon Eto 1
Topics
Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864 -- Étoile du Nord
Piano music
Polka-mazurkas -- Scores
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Scores
Notes
Statement of responsibility: pour le piano par Adrien Talexy.
Caption title.
At upper right: À Madme. Marie Larmande.
Numbering: Pl. no. : 13398.
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore.
Biographical/historical: The opera L'étoile du nord (music, Giacomo Meyerbeer; libretto, Eugène Scribe) was first presented at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1854. This print may depict a scene from the second act, in which the czar Peter the Great, disguised as a captain, follows his lady-love Catherine, disguised as a man, to a military camp.
Biographical/historical: The polka-mazurka, popular in the 1840s, consisted of polka steps danced to the 3/4 time of the mazurka.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 32 x 25 cm. + music score (7 p.)
Description
Sheet music cover illustration depicting two dancing couples in military uniforms, with similarly dressed observers around them. In the background, a thatched roof is visible at left, with trees and mountains behind.
Type of Resource
Still image
Notated music
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825075204
Publisher's music plate number: 13398 les fils de B. Schott
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758220
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9013a200-ada1-0133-f93e-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

  • 1821: Creator Born
  • 1854: Issued
  • 1881: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Polka-mazurka sur L'étoile du nord de G. Meyerbeer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f213af50-ada5-0133-a31f-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Polka-mazurka sur L'étoile du nord de G. Meyerbeer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f213af50-ada5-0133-a31f-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Polka-mazurka sur L'étoile du nord de G. Meyerbeer Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f213af50-ada5-0133-a31f-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Polka-mazurka sur L'étoile du nord de G. Meyerbeer