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| Editor
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First edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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Baltimore: G. Willig, Jun., 1847. Plate 2067.
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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LoC has two scans of this work (same edition?), one of which was received as a copyright-registering edition 19 May 1847, the other of which is either a slightly later copy or just a different scan of the same copy.
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General Information
| Work Title
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The Battle of Buena Vista
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| Alternative. Title
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A Descriptive Fantasie for the Piano
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| Composer
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Grobe, Charles
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.101
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICG 11
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| Key
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G major to C major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 movement in several sections
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| First Publication.
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1847 – Baltimore: George Willig
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| Dedication
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General Zachary Taylor (1784–1850)
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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Piano
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Navigation etc.
with descriptive text in English (by the composer?) that may be meant to be narrated??, as with many of his descriptive works (and those of contemporaries.)
Taylor was not yet President at the time of publication (his tenure lasted from 1849 to 1850.)
