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Enjolras, The Song of the Patriot

Creator:
D. P. Faulds, Edmundus Scotus
Location:
Kentucky, Louisville
Origin Date:
1865
Materials:
paper
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0082
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Sheet Music

Description

This is a piece of sheet music for the song, "Enjolras, The Song of the Patriot." The cover is plain with a decorative border centered on the cover. Within the border the title is printed in black lettering. "To the Immortal Memory of the People's President, Abraham Lincoln. Is Mournfully Inscribed this Song, By a Soldier of the Republic" is printed above the title. Two quotes from "Les Miserables" is printed below the title: " 'Before everything but THE REPUBLIC he chastely dropped his eyes' " and " 'He was the marble lover of Liberty'." Publishing information is printed near the bottom of the cover. "John Stocton Esq-with the authors compliments"--handwritten on cover. 1 score (7 p.) For medium voice and piano. Pl. no.: 1398-6. First line: Who sing to me the sweetest song. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.