America First
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https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/4a458870-c0e6-0134-2373-0050569601ca-3Descriptive Information
Title | America First |
Composer | Kocian, Howard |
Lyricist | Menown, John |
Publisher | St. Louis : Buck & Lowney |
Year of Publication | 1917 |
Date of Copyright | 1917-05-11 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], [2]-[3], [1] p.) |
Comment | No performances, advertisements, or recordings have been found for either edition, and there are very few surviving copies. This publication seems to have had almost no effect. |
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Musical Note | The second edition adapts the first strain and the trio from the first edition, omitting the remainder but retaining the modulation at the trio (now the "chorus"). Formerly a march in 2/4, the piece makes idiomatic use of melodic sequence, walking bass, and occasional syncopation. |
Dedication | Cover, TR, and p. 2, TC: Dedicated to all true Americans |
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Musical Genre | March song |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
Cover Description | Sailor, left, and soldier, right holding ropes to a standard flying the US flag, topped by an eagle displayed, as in the Great Seal. In the background is the US Capitol building, topped with clouds; in the foreground but behind the soldiers is a large eagle displayed and gripping a ribbon-and-lyre design containing the publisher’s name. The title letters are filled with stars and stripes; an "Uncle Sam" top hat is perched on the first "A." Red, blue, and beige on white; unsigned. |
Back Cover Description | Text, illustration, and sample: Blue, Just Blue (© 1916 09 29). |
Interior Description | p. [3], BL: America First, 2. |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano. |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_024 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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