America, Dear America
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Descriptive Information
Title | America, Dear America |
Composer | Hyde, W. V. (William Vinton) |
Lyricist | Hyde, W. V. (William Vinton) |
Publisher | Liberty Music Co. |
Place of Publication | Boston (Mass.) |
Year of Publication | 1917 |
Date of Copyright | 1917-06-25 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.) |
Comment | Hyde’s piece was probably written shortly after the United States entered the war, though it took him two months to prepare a printed version. It appears to have gone entirely unnoticed. |
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Musical Note | A straightforward march song (marked “Marcia con Spirito”), this title makes good use of drumbeat rhythms, walking bass, and fanfare figures for fills. Both the verse and the refrain paraphrase “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” with the first phrase of the refrain being a nearly perfect quotation. In 1917 this melody was widely known as a college song, with lyrics proclaiming loyalty to alma mater, and this could well be the intended reference. |
Dedication | Dedication |
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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. |
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Back Cover Description | Blank. |
Interior Description | Plate number: p. 3, BL: America, Dear America 3 |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano. |
Original Location | Box 163 |
Local Identifier | nda163_024 |
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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