America To-day
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Descriptive Information
Title | America To-day |
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Composer | Williams, W. R. (pseudonym for Will Rossiter) |
Lyricist | Moore, Herbert |
Publisher | Will Rossiter |
Place of Publication | Chicago (Ill.) |
Year of Publication | 1917 |
Date of Copyright | 1917-03-24 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], [2]-[3], [1] p.) |
Comment | Issued just as the country was sliding towards war, this title is both a late "preparedness" song and an early war song. Will Rossiter made a brief, vigorous attempt to promote it, but this appears to have had little effect. Possibly it was more successful in instrumental arrangements for the theatre and for player-piano. |
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Musical Note | This march ballad evidences the usual use of rubato, walking base, and fanfare figures, but its extended range and an unusual number of chromatic inflections make it rather difficult to sing, which may explain Rossiter's interest in instrumental versions. |
Dedication | Dedication |
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Subject - Geographic | United States |
Subject - Temporal | 1911-1920 |
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Musical Genre | March ballad |
Repository | Newberry Library |
Rights | NoC-US |
Rights Description | The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. |
Illustrator | Batchelor, Clarence D. |
Artist | Starmer [William and Frederick] |
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Back Cover Description | Illustration by C. D. Batchelor from the Chicago Evening American depicting a French mother sitting outside her home, a village in the background, and a dead soldier appearing in her imagination above; with text advertisement: Somewhere, Somewhere in France (© 1917 01 22). |
Interior Description | Plate number: p. [3], BR: America To day 2-2 |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano. |
Original Location | Box 163 |
Local Identifier | nda163_063 |
Collection Title | James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music |
Collection | World War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music |
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