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The favorite new federal song adapted to The president's march : sung by Mr. Fox / written by J: Hopkinson Esqr:

Record ID
328571
Accession number
Fuld
Creator
Phile, Philip, d. 1793.
Object title

The favorite new federal song adapted to The president's march : sung by Mr. Fox / written by J: Hopkinson Esqr:

Uniform title
President's march
Published
[Philadelphia : B. Carr, 1798]
Credit line
James Fuld Collection.
Provenance
James Fuld.
Notes
Caption title. Imprint from Sonneck-Upton, p. 172.
"For the voice, piano forte, guittar and clarinett."
The music was composed by "Pheil" [Philip Phile]--Cf. Dichter & Shapiro, p. 21.
Published probably ca. July 3, 1798, the date of Washington's appointment as Commander-in-Chief. Cf. Sonneck-Upton, p. 173.
Interlinear text, with 3 more verses at end, followed by part for flute or violin.
In caption is mounted portrait of Washington (after Joseph Wright) slightly oval, apparently taken from engraved title-page of Hewitt's New Yankee Doodle. Legend: Behold the Chief who now commands!
Engraved.
Associated names
Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770-1842, lyricist.
Fox, Gilbert, 1776-1807?, vocalist.
Carr, Benjamin, 1768-1831, publisher.
Fuld, James J., 1916-2008, former owner.