"The Torpedo and the Whale"

sheet music

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS & SHEET MUSIC
W. A. Evans & Bro.; Audran, Edmund; Chivot, Henry; Duru, Alfred; Fahrbach, Philippe
USA, MA, Boston; USA, IL, Chicago
Circa 1881-1887
paper
13-1/4 x 10-1/4 in.

Sheet music, "The Torpedo and the Whale", from the comic opera "Olivette". Libretto attributed to by Henri Chivot and Alfred Duru, but the song may have been written by Philippe Fahrbach. Music by Edmund Audran (1842-1901. Published Boston and Chicago by W. A. Evans & Bro., circa 1881-1887. Cover in various scrolls and typefaces. 2 pages. There were many editions by various arrangers. See also 1997.54.2.

2004.61.70