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Operatic quadrilles: selected and arranged for the piano forte; from the most celebrated operas

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Prints depicting dance

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Title
Operatic quadrilles: selected and arranged for the piano forte; from the most celebrated operas
Additional title: Quadrilles, selected from Boildieu's [sic] opera, La dame blanche, and the Georgina waltz
Names
Lewis, C. E., artist (Artist)
Martin, William (Arranger)
N. Currier (Firm) (Lithographer)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1839
Place: Boston
Publisher: Oliver Ditson
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Lew C Ope 1
Topics
Boieldieu, A. (Adrien), 1775-1834 -- Dame blanche
Quadrille (Dance)
Quadrilles
Piano music
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Scores
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [illustration by] C.E. Lewis.
Caption title.
Statement of responsibility: At lower right: C.E. Lewis del.
Statement of responsibility: At lower left: N. Currier's Lith.
Content: "No. 1. La dame blanche -- William Martin"
Statement of responsibility: William Martin is identified as the arranger on the score.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 34 x 26 cm. + music score (5 p.)
Description
Sheet music cover illustration depicting a formal gathering in a long vaulted hall with three levels of galleries. Many of the women wear plumes in their hair, and a number of the men wear ermine-trimmed robes suggesting those worn by the British peerage. The four couples at center appear to be dancing a quadrille, a ballroom dance performed in a square formation.
Type of Resource
Still image
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825114128
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758849
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 291f5200-88fa-0134-c8e6-00505686a51c
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

  • 1839: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Operatic quadrilles" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1839. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb966d40-8cbc-0134-1f4d-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Operatic quadrilles" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb966d40-8cbc-0134-1f4d-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1839). Operatic quadrilles Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb966d40-8cbc-0134-1f4d-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb966d40-8cbc-0134-1f4d-00505686a51c | title= (still image) Operatic quadrilles, (1839) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 19, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Operatic quadrilles