Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Racing Down the Rapids

Description
Audio (.MP3)
Audio (.MP3)
Creator
Lawrence, Frank W., Composer
Media Type
Audio
Image
Item Type
Sheet music covers
Description
The New and Revised Edition of "Racing Down the Rapids" by composer Frank W. Lawrence, with an engraving of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company steamboat SPARTAN in the Lachine Rapids of the Saint Lawrence River on the cover.
Notes
Cover of ten pages of piano sheet music. The entire score, as a PDF file is available from the Sheet Music from Canada's Past site at the National Library of Canada
Inscriptions
"New and Revised Edition" "Racing Down the Rapids, by Frank W. Lawrence. Published by Lawrence Brothers, 11 Dodd St., East Orange, New Jersey, Published by K. Dehnhoff, 44 West 29th St., New York City" "$1" "copyright 1888 by F. W. Lawrence. Forbes Co. Boston".
On p. 2 "Respectfully dedicated to Mrs. William Laing, and Miss Florence Milne, Essex Centre, Ont. Canada"
"Copyright 1886 by Spear & Dehnhoff"
Sections: "Through Thousand Islands" "Rapide Gallopes" "Rapide de Platt" "Lake St. Francis" "Rapids Long Sault" "Rapids Coteau" "Rapids Lachine" "St. Laurence River at Montreal" "Grand Finale at Montreal"
Publisher
Lawrence Brothers
Place of Publication
East Orange, New Jersey
Date of Original
1888
Dimensions
Width: 34.5 cm
Height: 26.4 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 27.3cm
Image Height: 16.8cm
Playing Time
6:33
Subject(s)
Rapids
Sheet music covers
Steamboats
Spartan (steamboat)
Local identifier
90
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • St. Lawrence River
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 45.416045472341 Longitude: -73.5817909240723
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Racing Down the Rapids


The New and Revised Edition of "Racing Down the Rapids" by composer Frank W. Lawrence, with an engraving of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company steamboat SPARTAN in the Lachine Rapids of the Saint Lawrence River on the cover.