The balloon polka = L'aëronaute A. Wallerstein
Object Details
- Author
- Wallerstein, A (Anton) 1813-1892
- Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI
- Sarony & Major
- Caption title
- Illustrated title page features a full color view of sailing ships in port and a balloon aloft with passenger holding flags; includes insets of a girl in Scottish costume holding a bird and a view of Venice with musicians in the foreground. Signed "Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y."
- List title page reads: Three polkas. Balloon polka ; The brunette polka ; Adriatic polka
- For piano
- Also available online
- There is another copy in the NASMRB Landauer collection, cover only. A third copy in song book box with cover and last page of music
- Elecresource
- 185u
- To 1901
- 1850-1860
- Call number
- M1 .B4
- Type
- Songs and music
- Pictorial works
- Sheet music covers
- Sheet music
- Physical description
- 5 pages of music 34 cm
- Place
- United States
- Italy
- Venice
- Venice (Italy)
- Title
- Three polkas Balloon polka
- Aëronaute
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Balloons
- Piano music
- Polkas
- Popular instrumental music
- Balloonists
- Balloons (Aircraft)
- Birds
- Clipper ships
- Costumes--Scottish
- Flags
- Girls
- Harbors
- Sailing ships
- Street musicians
- American
- Record ID
- siris_sil_980171
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
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