Piano and voice - Digital Download
SKU: LV.3103
Composed by Henry Russell. Mothers & children, Distress, Gambling, Spouses, Vices, Poor persons, Starvation, Time, Death, Nostalgia, Brides. Lester S. Levy Collection. 16 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3103).
The Gambler's Wife. A Descriptive Ballad. The Words written by Dr. Coates. The Music Composed by Henry Russell. Published 1841 by Atwill, 201 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Mothers & children, Distress, Gambling, Spouses, Vices, Poor persons, Starvation, Time, Death, Nostalgia, Brides. First line reads Dark is the night! how dark! no light! no fire!..
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