Owen Madden's Tune Book


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This handwritten tune book includes scores and fingering instructions for music of the Revolutionary era. It was compiled by Owen Madden, a schoolmaster from Ulster County, New York, who served as a fifer in the 3rd New York Regiment in 1775.
Object Details
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Tune Book
Written by Owen Madden
New York
ca. 1775
Paper, Ink
Museum of the American Revolution, acquired with funding from The Colonel Aaron Ogden Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
2015.03.0001
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