Investigation (Braham, David)

		First Publication 1884 – New York: Wm. A. Pond (individual songs) Genre Categories Incidental music; Stage Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano

Sheet Music

• Vocal Scores (4)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (1)

Vocal Scores

Selections

 As Long As the World Goes Round
*#194080 - 0.87MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 46x⇩

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Schissel (2012/3/28)

 The Boodle
*#194081 - 0.88MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 31x⇩

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Schissel (2012/3/28)

 Hello! Bab-by.
*#194079 - 1.03MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 30x⇩

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Schissel (2012/3/28)

 Plum Pudding
*#253587 - 1.43MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 19x⇩

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Schissel (2012/10/5)

Publisher Info.:

New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., 1884. Plates 11,252, 11,251, 11253, 11254(-3).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano (Braham)

 Lanciers
*#253591 - 1.87MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 34x⇩

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Composer

Publisher Info.:

New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., 1884. Plate 11,329-5.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Among several dances (lanciers, quadrilles,... - see the title page) arranged by the composer out of music from the play, generally for piano (though some exist in orchestral parts also at the Library of Congress, as does a Medley Overture.)

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General Information

Work Title	Investigation
Alternative Title	Musical / Comic play

Composer	Braham, David
First Performance	1884-09-01
First Publication	1884 – New York: Wm. A. Pond (individual songs)
Librettist	Edward Harrigan (1844–1911)
Incipit	Several: For "As Long as the World Goes Round": There once lived old Adam, and he courted Eve For "the Boodle": The little green note that keeps us afloat is equal to silver... For "Hello, Bab-by": Early in de morning when de sun do rise For "Plum Pudding": If you wish to learn to cook, go out and buy a book
Language	English
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	voices, chorus, 13-piece orchestra (at least in the overture); piano?

Misc. Comments

I think a libretto-in-effect - called "Harrigan & Hart's "Investigation" songster : being the only book published which has ... all the songs as sung in Mr. Ed. Harrigan's new comic play, "Investigation," was published in 1884 (not by Wm. Pond, unless the publisher was an alias, or something. Also, whether it contained just the words or the music too I don't know, not having seen it yet- but it may have the order of the songs. There seems to be at least a reduction of the overture scanned online somewhere, also, and several other songs from the musical are scanned @ LoC.) - Schissel (Franceschina apparently- going by Google Preview- mentions that this play/musical/farce had over 100 performances, by the way.)

Hrm. 13-man orchestra- it'll do.

Play Manuscript is at the Edward Harrigan Papers at the New York Public Library (Manuscripts and Archives division), according to Granshaw (2007) (Bibliography, p.135.)