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Publisher. Info.
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Philadelphia: the Author (No.96 North 6th. St.) & Sold at Carr's Repository's.
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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General Information
Work Title
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The American Tar
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Alternative. Title
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Press Gang Defeated
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Composer
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Taylor, Raynor
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IRT 1
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Key
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C major
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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c.1796
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Librettist
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Susanna Haswell Rowson (1762-1824)
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Language
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English
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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voices, orchestra (assumed)
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Rowson's play The American Tar or Press Gang Defeated, is now lost, but it was written for, and performed by, a company in Philadelphia in c.1796.