Mary Avourneen (Barker, George Arthur)

Sheet Music

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Voice and Guitar (Dressler)
Arranger William Dressler (1826–1914)
Publisher. Info. New York: William Hall & Son, 1851. Plate 1208.
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For Piano (Dressler)
See: Scraps of Melody for Young Pianists by William Dressler, No. 1

General Information

Work Title Mary Avourneen
Alternative. Title Mary! Avourneen
Composer Barker, George Arthur
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGB 10
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Allegro
Text Incipit Mary! dear Mary! I've come back to thee
First Publication. 1851 ? – New York: William Hall and Son
Librettist Edward J. Gill (fl.1840s–50s)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano

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according to Amazon.com (!) and various other recent and older sources, "Mary! Avourneen" was written to music by George Arthur Barker and a text by Edward J. Gill.