Homage to Church's Picture, "The Heart of the Andes": Marche di Bravura, The Andes
The lithograph that adorns the cover of this sheet music is based on Church's monumental painting "The Heart of the Andes (09.95), now in the Museum's American Wing. George William Warren composed the related music after seeing the work in the artist's studio, before it went on public display in 1859, causing a sensation. Warren's score for two pianos premiered in New York on March 28, 1863, performed by the composer and Luois Moreau Gottschanlk (1829–1869), and the sheet music was published the same year. The painting itself traveled for two years and was shown in London, Edinburgh, Brooklyn and otherl American cities.
Artwork Details
- Title: Homage to Church's Picture, "The Heart of the Andes": Marche di Bravura, The Andes
- Artist: After Frederic Edwin Church (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1826–1900 New York)
- Lithographer: Sarony, Major & Knapp (American, New York)
- Author: Music composed by George William Warren (American, Albany, New York 1828–1902 New York)
- Publisher: William A. Pond & Company (American, New York)
- Publisher: Oliver Ditson & Co. (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Publisher: H. N. Hempstead (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Publisher: H. Kleber & Brother (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Publisher: Boucher & Manseau (Montreal)
- Publisher: Root & Cady (Chicago, Illinois)
- Date: 1863
- Medium: Cover page: lithograph with tint stone
- Dimensions: sheet: 13 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (33.3 x 26 cm)
image: 9 3/16 x 7 1/2 in. (23.3 x 19.1 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Frank Racette - Antiquary, 2009
- Object Number: 2009.115
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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