Composition: The Main Truck (Russell, Henry)
| Title | The Main Truck |
| Alternative title | A Leap for Life / A Nautical Ballad |
| Creators | Henry Russell (composer) and George Pope Morris (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | 1 |
| Keys | A minor |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1845 |
| Dedication | Donald MacLeod of Nashville [editor of the Republican Banner] |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 300 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Ballads |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | W. C. Peters & Sons | 1845 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Robert A. Hudson | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
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