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All Hail to the Flag!

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Title
All Hail to the Flag!  
Alternative Title
Cover: All Hail to the Flag  
Composer
Turner, Stephen Miles  
Lyricist
Hosterman, John Howe  
Publisher
Cambridge, MA : J. H. Hosterman  
Year of Publication
1917
Date of Copyright
1917-09-03
Physical Description
1 score ([1-2], 3-5, [1] p.)
Type
Musical notation  
Comment
Very few copies survive, and this song was never mentioned in newspapers or trade journals. The text was written and published within three weeks of the United States entry into the war, with the song issued four months later. Both text and music were surely self-publications meant not as commercial products but as personal expressions of commitment and community.
Historical Note
  • The lyrics were issued by Hosterman in a self-published broadside copyrighted May 4, 1917. The first verse clearly evokes the Star-Spangled Banner.
  • This was the only printing, and no piano rolls or recordings have been found, nor any performances or advertisements.
  • On the cover the title lacks the exclamation point.
Musical Note
This compact, vigorous march song (marked “With energetic march movement”) has a convincingly heroic melody and a very ambitious accompaniment that makes good use of walking bass and chromatic inflections. The music contains no quotations, however, despite the opportunities provided by the lyric. The piano writing approaches the virtuosic, and options are provided to make performance more practical.
Dedication
Dedication
Subject - Topic
  • Flags -- United States -- Songs and music.  
  • Patriotic music -- United States.  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music.  
Lyrics
  • [refrain 4]
  • [verse 4] Our banner unfurled is for God and the right, / 'Twill lead our brave army in Europe to fight / Until, with her Allies, Old Glory shall wave / O'er nations made free and o'er Tyranny's grave.
  • [refrain 3]
  • [verse 3] We're proud of our President, Government, all, / Who have opened their hearts to Humanity's call / For help, from the trenches, far over the wave, / To conquer the tyrant who all would enslave.
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 2] With love for our Country, we loyally stand / All eager to serve her on sea or on land, / For our great family would have all the world know / That America's ready to meet any foe.
  • [refrain 1] All hail to the Flag, as it's borne along / By united people whom Freedom made strong. / We'll be true to our Nation, whate'er it cost, / And bring the world Peace That shall never be lost.
  • [verse 1] See the Star-spangled Banner afloat in the sun! / Her name is "Old Glory," by martyr blood won, / Of fathers, whose bodies have gone to the grave, / But whose spirit yet lives in the land of the brave.
Musical Genre
March 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
Cover Description
Four soldiers standing on a dock, one with rifle, watching a troop ship depart. Tan on white; unsigned.
Back Cover Description
Blank.
Interior Description
  • Plate numbers: pp. 4, 5, BL: All Hail to the Flag 4
  • p. 3, below title: Solo, or Voices in Unison
  • p. [2] prints the lyric in full, with a separate copyright notice
  • Cover, BL: Price 40 cents.
  • Cover, below title: Song or Unison Chorus
Performance Medium
Voice and piano
Original Location
Box 163
Local Identifier
nda163_079
Collection
World War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music
TitleAll Hail to the Flag!  
Alternative TitleCover: All Hail to the Flag  
ComposerTurner, Stephen Miles  
LyricistHosterman, John Howe  
PublisherCambridge, MA : J. H. Hosterman  
Year of Publication1917
Date of Copyright1917-09-03
Physical Description1 score ([1-2], 3-5, [1] p.)
TypeMusical notation  
CommentVery few copies survive, and this song was never mentioned in newspapers or trade journals. The text was written and published within three weeks of the United States entry into the war, with the song issued four months later. Both text and music were surely self-publications meant not as commercial products but as personal expressions of commitment and community.
Historical Note
  • The lyrics were issued by Hosterman in a self-published broadside copyrighted May 4, 1917. The first verse clearly evokes the Star-Spangled Banner.
  • This was the only printing, and no piano rolls or recordings have been found, nor any performances or advertisements.
  • On the cover the title lacks the exclamation point.
Musical NoteThis compact, vigorous march song (marked “With energetic march movement”) has a convincingly heroic melody and a very ambitious accompaniment that makes good use of walking bass and chromatic inflections. The music contains no quotations, however, despite the opportunities provided by the lyric. The piano writing approaches the virtuosic, and options are provided to make performance more practical.
DedicationDedication
Subject - Topic
  • Flags -- United States -- Songs and music.  
  • Patriotic music -- United States.  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music.  
Lyrics
  • [refrain 4]
  • [verse 4] Our banner unfurled is for God and the right, / 'Twill lead our brave army in Europe to fight / Until, with her Allies, Old Glory shall wave / O'er nations made free and o'er Tyranny's grave.
  • [refrain 3]
  • [verse 3] We're proud of our President, Government, all, / Who have opened their hearts to Humanity's call / For help, from the trenches, far over the wave, / To conquer the tyrant who all would enslave.
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 2] With love for our Country, we loyally stand / All eager to serve her on sea or on land, / For our great family would have all the world know / That America's ready to meet any foe.
  • [refrain 1] All hail to the Flag, as it's borne along / By united people whom Freedom made strong. / We'll be true to our Nation, whate'er it cost, / And bring the world Peace That shall never be lost.
  • [verse 1] See the Star-spangled Banner afloat in the sun! / Her name is "Old Glory," by martyr blood won, / Of fathers, whose bodies have gone to the grave, / But whose spirit yet lives in the land of the brave.
Musical GenreMarch song
RepositoryNewberry Library
Conditions of UseThe 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
Cover DescriptionFour soldiers standing on a dock, one with rifle, watching a troop ship depart. Tan on white; unsigned.
Back Cover DescriptionBlank.
Interior Description
  • Plate numbers: pp. 4, 5, BL: All Hail to the Flag 4
  • p. 3, below title: Solo, or Voices in Unison
  • p. [2] prints the lyric in full, with a separate copyright notice
  • Cover, BL: Price 40 cents.
  • Cover, below title: Song or Unison Chorus
Performance MediumVoice and piano
Original LocationBox 163
Local Identifiernda163_079
CollectionWorld War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music

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