Ah, Oui!
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Title | Ah, Oui! |
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Composer | Kernell, W. B. [William Bernard] |
Lyricist | Fechheimer, Richard |
Publisher | New York, NY : T. B. Harms and Francis, Day & Hunter |
Year of Publication | 1919 |
Date of Copyright | 1919-12-01 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-5, [1] p.) |
Type | Musical notation |
Comment | Written for the postwar revue Elsie Janis and Her Gang, this song had no impact other than in the show. However, it was singled out by several reviewers for its effectiveness. |
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Musical Note | The ingenious jig-like music makes good use of chromatic harmony to set off comic moments in the text; in technique, character, and function it recalls similar songs by Gilbert and Sullivan. |
Dedication | Dedication |
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Musical Genre | Comic song |
Repository | Newberry Library |
Conditions of Use | The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to the following terms and conditions: https://www.newberry.org/rights-and-reproductions |
Artist | R. F. [Richard Fechheimer] |
Cover Description | Stylish woman wearing spurred boots and a U. S. army dress cap, pulling a string with four toy figures on wheels: American, French, and Italian soldiers, and a cannon on which ride a British officer and an American sailor. TL: small inset portrait photograph of Elsie Janis, wearing an army helmet. Orange and black on white; signed BR. |
Back Cover Description | Sample: Yearning (© 1918 02 27). |
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Performance Medium | Voice and piano. |
Original Location | Box 163 |
Local Identifier | nda163_075 |
Collection | World War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music |
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