Aloha, Soldier Boy
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Descriptive Information
Title | Aloha, Soldier Boy |
Composer | Smith, Walter |
Lyricist | Carter, Sidney (pseudonym for Charles N. Daniels) |
Publisher | Daniels & Wilson, Inc. |
Place of Publication | San Francisco (Calif.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-08-30 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], [2]-3, [1] p.) |
Comment | This ballad, a late addition to the Hawaiian craze, and written near the close of the War, had only limited success, largely on the West Coast, though the two piano rolls reached a somewhat wider audience. A New York Dramatic Mirror reviewer characterized the music and words as "commonplace. |
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Musical Note | This Hawaiian ballad follows the conventions of the genre: oscillating (swaying) dotted figures, gentle syncopation, glissandi and grace notes, upward leaps of a sixth. |
Dedication | Dedication |
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Subject - Geographic | |
Subject - Temporal | 1911-1920 |
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Musical Genre | Hawaiian 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. |
Artist | Cameron, W. R. [William Ross] |
Printer | Back cover, bottom: Alex. Dulfer Printing Co., S. F. |
Cover Description | Soldier and sweetheart, wearing a lei, walking together, facing right; palm trees, sea, mountain, and moon in background; in simple window-like art deco frame; orange and blue, signed BR. |
Back Cover Description | Sample, in simple art deco frame: Dreamy moon (© 1917 11 15) |
Interior Description | Plate number: p. 3, BL: Aloha, Soldier Boy 2 |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano. |
Original Location | Box 163 |
Local Identifier | nda163_031 |
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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