Those with long memories may remember that one of the Russell family’s business ventures was in music publishing. The full story of The Evening Prayer can be found here.
https://jeromehistory.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-russells-music-publishing-business.html#comment-form
This article covers W E
Van Amburgh’s trial testimony and also the background to the sheet music that
has survived.
However, any readers of a musical bent, might just want to try and play the piece. Or – on checking it out - may not. In case you are the former, here is the full sheet music in .jpg form, which can easily be copied from here. If you do a close up on the title page you can see clearly the publisher to be J L Russell and Son, Pittsburgh Music House, 85 Fifth Avenue.
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