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Title: Rockaway, or, On Long Island's Sea-Girt Shore. A Ballad
Composer, Lyricist, Arranger: Words by Henry John Sharpe. Music Composed by Henry Russell.
Henry Russell Publication: Boston: Geo. P. Reed, 17 Tremont Row, 1840
Form of Composition: strophic with chorus
Instrumentation: piano and voice
First Line: On old Long Island's sea girt shore, many an hour I've whil'd away
First Line of Chorus: Oh! On Long Island's sea girt shore, many an hour I've whil'd away
Dedicatee: Respectfully dedicated to Mrs. T. C. Grattan, by Henry Russell.
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist: B. W. Thayer's Lith. Boston; B. Champney [del.]
Subject: Beaches
Subject: Cliffs
Subject: Boats
Subject: Moonlight
Subject: Sunrises and sunsets
Subject: Happiness
Subject: Contentment
Call No. CS ENH SM 13
Using standards for mapping sheet music to Dublin Core
Title Rockaway [song title]
On old Long Island's sea girt shore [alternative title]
On old Long Island's sea girt shore, many an hour I've whil'd away [first line]
Oh! On Long Island's sea girt shore, many an hour I've whil'd away [first line of chorus]
Creator
Sharpe, Henry John [lyricist]
Russell, Henry [composer]
Champney, Benjamin [lithographer]
Thayer, B.W. & Co. [lithographer]
Subject (AAT)
Beaches
Cliffs
Boats
Moonlight
Sunrises and sunsets
Happiness
Contentment
Description
Dedicatee: Respectfully dedicated to Mrs. T. C. Grattan, by Henry Russell.
Lyrics: On old Long Island's sea girt shore, Many an hour I've whiled away, In list'ning to the breaker's roar, That wash the beach at Rockaway. On old Long Island's sea girt shore, Many an hour I've whiled away, In list'ning to the breaker's roar, That wash the beach at Rockaway Transfix'd, I've stood while nature's lyre, In one harmonious concert broke, And, catching its promethean fire, My inmost soul to rapture woke. Oh! On old Long Island's sea girt shore, Many an hour I've whiled away, In list'ning to the breaker's roar, That wash the beach at Rockaway. Oh how delightful 'tis to stroll Where murm'ring winds and waters meet, Marking the billows as they roll, And break resistless at your feet; To watch young Iris, as she dips Her mantle in the sparkling dew, and chas'd by Sol away she trips O'er the horizon's quiv'ring blue, Oh! On old Long Island's sea girt shore, Many an hour I've whiled away, In list'ning to the breaker's roar, That wash the beach at Rockaway. To hear the startling night winds sigh, As dreamy twilight lulls to sleep; While pale moon reflects from high, Her image in the mighty deep; Majestic scene where nature dwells, Profound in everlasting love, While her unmeasur'd music swells, The vaulted firmament above. Oh! On old Long Island's sea girt shore, Many an hour I've whiled away, In list'ning to the breaker's roar, That wash the beach at Rockaway.
Publisher
Boston: Geo. P. Reed
Date
1840 [date of publication]
2005 [date of digitalization]
Type
Sheet music
Image
Text, data, music
Format
6 p. of music
1 score (5 p.)
Image/tiff
Identifier
CS ENH SM 13 [call number]
Language
English [en]
Rights
(Intellectual property rights to be added later)
Text
The beach at Rockaway and its fashionable hotel the Marine Pavilion was a favorite location frequented by affluent Americans during the mid-nineteenth century. According to Benjamin Thompson, most famous for his History of Long Island, Rockaway became the preferred locale for an increasing number of vacationers who wished to experience "fresh inspiration and increased vigor by repeated plunges in the ocean." The lyrics of the song entitled Rockaway describe a romanticized view of time spent on this Long Island shore. During the pre-Civil War period the spot became a choice destination for members of the literary and art scene and this particular song sheet represents a collaboration of three talented and important artists of the time. The ballad Rockaway, with lyrics by Henry John Sharpe, Esq., and music by Henry Russell, author of L'Amico Dei Cantanti (A Treatise on the Art of Singing, c.1830), is graced by a lithograph by the Hudson River School painter Benjamin Champney, know for his panoramic views, landscapes and portraits. Champney's image is considered to be a contemporary view of Rockaway beach that echoes the signature dynamic vistas of the Hudson River School.