Pearls of Melody: Victorian Sheet Music and Serialized Entertainment
Osborne, G. A. (George Alexander), 1806-1893 · 1866
This publication is a music collection rather than a narrative penny dreadful. It contains sheet music for piano compositions by various composers. The featured work is "La Pluie de Perles" (The Rain of Pearls), a valse brillante by A. Osborne, presented with an introduction marked "Très animé" and sections marked "Ben Marcato il Tema." The score includes additional musical compositions by credited composers including James Beliak, Nathan Barker, W.C. Peters, H. Organ, H.D. Sofge, R. Albert, F.H. Brown, Marcailhou, Herzog, and Herz. Published by J.L. Peters in New York with distribution through W.A. Pond & Co., and other regional distributors in major American cities.
About this artifact
- Creator
- Osborne, G. A. (George Alexander), 1806-1893
- Date
- 1866
- Rights
- Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
- Restoration
- Digitally restored and hosted by comicbooks.com.
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