The Main Truck (Russell, Henry)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 ballad
First Publication	1845
Genre Categories	Ballads; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; English language

1 Performances
- 1.1 Recordings
- 1.2 Synthesized/MIDI
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Recordings

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Synthesized/MIDI

Synthesized Performance
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MID file (audio/video)
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Publisher Info.	Robert A. Hudson, 2020.
Performers	Robert A. Hudson
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	Louisville: W. C. Peters & Sons, 1845. Plate 90.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
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Editor	Robert A. Hudson (b. 1948)
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General Information

Work Title	The Main Truck
Alternative. Title	A Leap for Life / A Nautical Ballad
Composer	Russell, Henry
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IHR 38
Key	A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 ballad
First Publication.	1845
Librettist	George Pope Morris (1802–1864)
Language	English
Dedication	Donald MacLeod of Nashville [editor of the Republican Banner]
Average DurationAvg. Duration	5-6 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	voice, piano

Navigation etc.

The "main truck" is the ball- disk- or bun-shaped piece of wood that is mounted on the end of the uppermost spar that makes up the mainmast of a traditionally rigged vessel.