Caroline Clark (19th Century) - Lafayette's march (1824)

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Composer: Caroline Clark (19th Century)
Work: Lafayette's march / composed by Miss Caroline Clark, for the Boston Independent Cadets, & performed by their band at the review in honour of Genl. La Fayette, Aug. 30, 1824
Software: Sibelius
Instrument: Fortepiano (1796) by Joseph Dohnal (1759-1829)
World Premiere: Yes
Sheet music (pdf): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015096433761
Sheet music (xml): https://www.mediafire.com/file/5iqy2e176z58dxt/CLARK-LafayetteMarch.xml/file

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Caroline Clark (19th Century)

American amateur composer. Nothing is known about his life. His only extant work is the 'Lafayette's march / composed by Miss Caroline Clark ... Aug. 30, 1824', composed in honour of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) for his crucial role during the American Revolution, and written for the Boston Independent Cadets, an elite Massachusetts militia unit.