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Der Stern des Nordens Polka-Mazurka für Pianoforte

Title
Der Stern des Nordens [graphic] : Polka-Mazurka für Pianoforte / von Chr. Spintler.
Publication
Offenbach a/M : Joh. André, [186-?]

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Additional Authors
Spintler, Chr.
Description
1 print : lithograph on tinted ground, b&w; 34 x 27 cm. +
Summary
Sheet music cover illustration depicting a woman and man in Slavic folk costume. Their arm positions suggest that they are about to dance, presumably the polka-mazurka of the title.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Sheet music covers.
  • Lithographs.
Note
  • Caption title.
  • Pl. no. : 7580 (28).
  • Although the print is signed, the artist has not been identified.
Source (note)
  • Lillian Moore.
Biography (note)
  • The polka-mazurka, which became popular in the 1840s, consisted of polka steps danced to the 3/4 time of the mazurka.
  • The title of this composition suggests that it may have some relationship to the opera L'étoile du nord (music, Giacomo Meyerbeer; libretto, Eugène Scribe), which was first presented at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1854. The opera's plot centered on the czar Peter the Great, who dons various disguises in pursuit of his lady-love Catherine.
Call Number
*MGZFX Ste 1
OCLC
825075938
Title
Der Stern des Nordens [graphic] : Polka-Mazurka für Pianoforte / von Chr. Spintler.
Imprint
Offenbach a/M : Joh. André, [186-?]
Biography
The polka-mazurka, which became popular in the 1840s, consisted of polka steps danced to the 3/4 time of the mazurka.
The title of this composition suggests that it may have some relationship to the opera L'étoile du nord (music, Giacomo Meyerbeer; libretto, Eugène Scribe), which was first presented at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1854. The opera's plot centered on the czar Peter the Great, who dons various disguises in pursuit of his lady-love Catherine.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Source
Gift; Lillian Moore.
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Local Subject
Polka-mazurka (Dance)
Added Author
Spintler, Chr. Composer
Moore, Lillian. Donor
Publisher No.
7580 (28) : Joh. André
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Ste 1
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