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General La Fayette Bugle Waltz.

1824

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Sheet music for the song “General La Fayette Bugle Waltz” composed by Francis Johnson. The sheet music is printed on off white paper in black ink. Text at the top of the sheet music reads “No. 7 of Taw’s Musical Miscellany – Copy right secured / GENERAL LA. FAYETTE BUGLE / WALTZ / Composed by / F. JOHNSON / Philadelphia Published for the Author.” The sheet music has handwritten numbers written in graphite above some of the ledger lines. There are no marks or inscriptions on the verso.

Catalog date
1824
Recorded places
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Band (Music); Composers (Musicians); Popular music

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2019.28.33

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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