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Title
The pioneer / words by R.F. Ryan ; melody by P.R. Nichols [sic] ; arranged by Geo. T. Evans.
Creator
Published
Gray's Music Stores, San Francisco (623 & 625 Clay St., San Francisco ; 101 First St., Portland), c1872.
Full Collection Name
California Sheet Music
Other Identifiers
BOX 12 - 252
Subject (Corporate)
Subject (Topic)
Type
Notated Music
Extent
1 score ([2], 3-5, [1] p.) ; 33 x 26 cm.
Archive
The Music Library
Note
For voice, 4-part mixed chorus, and piano.
Pages [2] and [6] are blank.
"As sung with immense success by J.G. Russell, at the Alhambra Theatre, S.F."
At head of title: "Dedicated to the Society of California Pioneers, 1872."
Cover illustration: lithograph of a hunter about to kill an attacking stag with a knife.
The music is different from that of the "The pioneer, song," words by Eugene Russell, music by Nicholls.
First line of text: Away to the west he onward goes.
First line of chorus: the hills resound with his merry laugh.
Record created as part of the California Sheet Music Project.
The composer's surname given as Nicholls in 9 other publications (none by M. Gray), including one published by the composer.
Bound: No
Variant: No
Illustrated cover: Yes
Advertisements: No
Pages [2] and [6] are blank.
"As sung with immense success by J.G. Russell, at the Alhambra Theatre, S.F."
At head of title: "Dedicated to the Society of California Pioneers, 1872."
Cover illustration: lithograph of a hunter about to kill an attacking stag with a knife.
The music is different from that of the "The pioneer, song," words by Eugene Russell, music by Nicholls.
First line of text: Away to the west he onward goes.
First line of chorus: the hills resound with his merry laugh.
Record created as part of the California Sheet Music Project.
The composer's surname given as Nicholls in 9 other publications (none by M. Gray), including one published by the composer.
Bound: No
Variant: No
Illustrated cover: Yes
Advertisements: No
Provenance
Society of California Pioneers.
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