05-31-201405-31-2014
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2730BBoston
May 31, 2014 11:00 AMCalender
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Musical Manuscripts, Massachusetts, Clarinet Tunes, Revolutionary War Era.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2730BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 31, 2014 11:00AM

Description:

Musical Manuscripts, Massachusetts, Clarinet Tunes, Revolutionary War Era.
Two oblong-format musical manuscripts, with an inscription mentioning Abel Piper (1746-1836) of Phillipston, Massachusetts, Lieutenant in the Massachusetts Militia who served in the campaign of 1776 in the Company of Captain Robert Longley, Asa Whitcomb's Regiment, for the town of Bolton; the music is of a military flavor, consisting mainly of marches, but also including many dances and hornpipes, lessons, and some scribbled lyrics, all music relating to the clarinet; the larger book in sheepskin over scabbard, the other smaller and soft-covered, both with many loose pages, chipping, smudging, and other signs of intense wear and use, 10 1/2 x 7 in. and 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (2)
After the Revolutionary War, Piper was an innkeeper in Phillipston, he also served as a Justice of the Peace.
Estimate $200-300

Many of the tunes date from the period c. 1800-1815.


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Keywords

Abel Piper, Phillipston, Massachusetts, Manuscripts, Bolton, Robert Longley, Asa Whitcomb, Asa Whitcomb's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia, Lieutenant