A-M-E-R-I-C-A
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Title | A-M-E-R-I-C-A |
Alternative Title | p. 2, top: A-M-E-R-I-C-A / America |
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Lyricist | |
Publisher | D. W. Cooper Publishing Co. |
Place of Publication | Boston (Mass.) |
Year of Publication | 1917 |
Date of Copyright | 1917-02-21 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.) |
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Musical Note | This spelling song is a march song in duple meter, with a slightly unusual 40-bar refrain that results from the extension of the third line and the interjected spelling of “America.” The verse is conventional, with ragtime rhythms used extensively in the first two phrases. Sequence is used prominently at the start of the verse and the in the penultimate phrase of the refrain. |
Dedication | Dedication |
Subject - Topic | |
Subject - Geographic | United States |
Subject - Temporal | 1911-1920 |
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Musical Genre | March song |
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 | |
Artist | Swett, S. S. |
Cover Description | Photograph of “The appeal to the Great Spirit” by C. E. Dallin; photo by Baldwin Coolidge; the statue depicts a native American on horseback. Monochrome; brown on white; signed “Swett” BL, with monogram above (“S S S” displayed on the three leaves of a clover). |
Back Cover Description | Advertisement and samples for “When the Sun Sets in Galway” (© 1915 08 02) and “I’m Going Back to the Girl I Love” (© 1915 12 07). |
Interior Description | P3, BL: A-M-E-R-I-C-A 2 |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano |
Original Location | Box 163 |
Local Identifier | nda163_045 |
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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