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Battle of the Marne march by J. Luxton

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Object Details

Author
Luxton, J
Barbelle 1888-1957
Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI
Illustrated title page depicts a battle scene with a biplane and an airship in the sky. Helmet and swords used as decorative devices with various national flags in the border. Signed Al. Barbelle
"Descriptive March Fantasia"--Page 2
"Op. 2"--Page 2
For piano
Publisher's advertisement on verso of page 5 has incipits of sixteen piano pieces: By the sea : reverie / Leander Fisher. Rose waltz : standard / W.C. Powell. Little soldier march : school march / W.C. Powell. Twilight shadows : referie / Jerome Heller. Love's whispering : waltzes / L. Gould. Twinkling stars : three-step / Jerome Heller. Reflections : reverie / Jerome Heller. Beautiful tho'ts of love / Jerome Heller. Greyhound march / John Parker. Con amore : valse hesitation / W.C. Powell. Vision waltz : reverie-waltz / J. Holfman. Rippling waters : caprice / Wm. T. Pierson. Battle in the sky : march / J. Luxton. Valse Estelle / E. Goldston. Evening prayer : reverie / L. Gould. Twittering birds : reverie / John J. Fitzpatrick
Also available online
There is a longer version also in the NASMRB Landauer collection
Elecresource
Contents
Soldiers' prayer before the siege -- The sound of distant guns -- The call to arms -- Cavalry call -- Gunners rush to their posts -- Army corps approaching in the distance -- Gradually getting in line -- Infrantry marching in perfect order -- Field guns -- Rain of shrapnel -- Machine guns -- Groans of the dying -- Battle rages with terrible fierceness
1916
1911-1920
1910-1920
Call number
M1 .B4
Type
Art
Songs and music
Battle pieces (Music)
Advertisements
Marches (Music)
Popular music
Scores
Sheet music covers
Sheet music
Physical description
5 pages of music 36 cm
Place
United States
France
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic
Fantasia
Marches (Piano)
Marne, 1st Battle of the, France, 1914
Piano music
Popular instrumental music
Airships
Biplanes
Campaigns & battles
Daggers & swords
Flags
Helmets
Trench warfare
American
Record ID
siris_sil_978487
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0

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