Grace Darling : a ballad

Creator
Lindley, George, 19th century
Form
scores (documents for music)
songs (musical compositions)
Date
1838
Language
English
Subject
Darling, Grace, 1815-1842
Songs with piano
Ballads, English
Darling, Grace, 1815-1842 Songs and music
Forfarshire (Steamer) -- Songs and music
Collection
Keffer Collection of Sheet Music (University of Pennsylvania)
Extent
1 score (5 pages) : illustrations ; 33 cm
Publisher
published at Millets Music Saloon
Notes
Song; for voice and piano.
English words; 1st verse printed beneath the vocal line and verses 2-3 printed as text following the music.
First line of text: Oh! Father lov'd, the storm is raging.
Illustration: scene of Grace Darling and her father heading out to sea in a skiff.
"The heroic conduct of Grace Horsley Darling, who with her father rescued nine persons from the wreck of the Forfarshire Steamer, has furnished the subject of this ballad".
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p31v5bv7j
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 11, no. 23
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Still Image

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