American Consecration Hymn
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https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/98bbf490-e466-0135-4ad8-0050569601ca-8Descriptive Information
Title | American Consecration Hymn |
Composer | Macmillen, Francis |
Lyricist | MacKaye, Percy |
Publisher | Carl Fischer |
Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.) |
Year of Publication | 1917 |
Date of Copyright | 1917-12-31 |
Physical Description | 1 score, mixed voices and piano ([1-2], 3-6, [7-8] p.) |
Comment | First performed by Margaret Woodrow Wilson on October 3, 1917, this title was not copyrighted until three months later. In the meantime it was circulated, perhaps in a private printing, among church and civic groups, receiving at least two performances; then, after publication and promotion by Carl Fisher, it enjoyed considerable and wide-ranging success through the summer of 1918. In the autumn interest faded, and it was heard only rarely, disappearing completely after 1943. |
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Musical Note | Labeled a hymn, this composition also resembles a high-class ballad, with a fermata in the penultimate line and frequent expressive markings. Fanfare figures throughout, in the accompaniment as well as the vocal parts, together with a brief modulation to the relative minor and strategic harmonic chromaticism, attest to the training of the composer. |
Dedication | Dedication |
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Subject - Geographic | United States |
Subject - Temporal | 1911-1920 |
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Musical Genre | Hymn |
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. |
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Performance Medium | Mixed voices and piano. |
Original Location | Box 163 |
Local Identifier | nda163_091 |
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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