Description
Author: F. E. Vanderbeck
Publisher: F. E. Vanderbeck & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Format: Vintage sheet music
Date of Publication: early 20th century
Condition:
Good. Original early 20th-century sheet music with age toning, edge wear, and surface wear consistent with use and age. Minor creasing present. Interior music pages remain intact and fully legible. Paper is fragile. Preserved in an archival sleeve.
Description:
Edelweiss Glide is a character piece for piano by F. E. Vanderbeck, composed during the early 20th century when descriptive and evocative works were especially popular in domestic music-making. The title and imagery draw on Alpine motifs, reflecting widespread fascination with European mountain landscapes and winter leisure scenes in popular culture of the period.
The illustrated cover features a vividly rendered alpine setting with children sledding against a dramatic mountain backdrop, framed by stylized edelweiss flowers. Such imagery was designed to evoke motion, atmosphere, and seasonal charm, pairing visual storytelling with light piano repertoire intended for home performance.
The interior presents a clearly printed piano score suitable for amateur players while retaining expressive markings typical of character pieces. This is an original period printing, not a reproduction, and survives as an appealing example of early 20th-century illustrated sheet music and parlor-music tradition.