Annotation:Prussian March (1)
PRUSSIAN MARCH IN ABELINO. English, March. The march was performed in the play Abällino, der grosse Bandit, based on the 1793 novel of that name by German writer Henrich Zschokke [1] (1771-1848). It was adapted for the stage in various translations, appearing in Paris as Abelino ou le Grand Bandit, translated into English by Robert William Elliston (1774-1831) and staged in three acts at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. It was first performed (as Abelino in New York on Feb. 11th, 1801, and began appearing in a few period American musicians' manuscript collections after that (e.g. John Beach MS, Gloucester, Mass., William Patten MS.)
