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Execution Hollow

A place for odd or rarely told stories about pre-WWI West Point & the Hudson Valley. 

West Point Cadet's Polka, 1850

West Point Cadet's Polka, 1850

I’ve recreated the 1850 “West Point Cadet’s Polka” from the original sheet music for solo piano, published by Benteen in Baltimore. Please check it out and consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.

A performance of an 1850 polka written for the cadets of West Point by composer C.A. Löpke. The cover of the music, in the collection of the Library of Congr...
The Untimely Death of Cadet James G. Carter

The Untimely Death of Cadet James G. Carter

West Point Polka, 1847

West Point Polka, 1847

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