Little Maid : The Gay Deceiver, The
Title:
Little Maid : The Gay Deceiver, The
Additional Title:
A Playful Ballad
First Line:
There was a little maid, and she wore a little bonnet
First Line of Chorus:
Creator(s):
- Russell, Henry
- Concanen, Alfred
Additional Names:
Publication Date:
1870
Instrumentation:
Piano
Voice
Subject:
N/A
WIMA Collections:
Alfred Concanen Collection
ID:
AlCon SL 00-112
Publisher:
Hopwood & Crew
Publication Place:
London
Historical Notes
Henry Russell (1812 /13-1900) was an English pianist, baritone singer and composer, born into a distinguished Jewish family. He began his career as a child singer in Elliston’s Children’s Opera company. While playing the organ at the Presbyterian church in Rochester, New York, he discovered that sacred music, played quickly, "makes the best kind of secular music". In 1841, he returned to England and performed at the Hanover Square Rooms in London with instant success. Many of his songs championed social causes like abolition, temperance, and reform of mental asylums.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Russell_(musician)