General La Fayette Bugle Waltz.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Sheet music for the song “General La Fayette Bugle Waltz” composed by Francis Johnson. The sheet music is printed on off white paper in black ink. Text at the top of the sheet music reads “No. 7 of Taw’s Musical Miscellany – Copy right secured / GENERAL LA. FAYETTE BUGLE / WALTZ / Composed by / F. JOHNSON / Philadelphia Published for the Author.” The sheet music has handwritten numbers written in graphite above some of the ledger lines. There are no marks or inscriptions on the verso.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1824
• Composed by: Francis Johnson, American, 1792 - 1844
• Published by: Joseph C. Taws, American, 1797 - 1832
• Type: sheet music
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 13 × 9 1/4 in. (33 × 23.5 cm)
• Place printed: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Band (Music)
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Popular music
• Object number: 2019.28.33
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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