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Title
Allies' Song of Freedom
Composer
Stansell, Emery K. (Emery Keller), 1877-1942  
Lyricist
Stansell, Emery K. (Emery Keller), 1877-1942  
Publisher
Stansell Music Co.  
Place of Publication
Buffalo (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-06-02
Physical Description
1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
Comment
  • 175 Normal Ave.
  • Stansell Music Co.
  • A self-publication by the composer, this song was briefly noted in local newspapers when it was released, but there are no indications of performances, recordings, or promotion.
Historical Note
  • Stansell was an amateur tenor who performed frequently at churches and social events. He probably sang the song himself, as he did a previous war-related composition, but there are no documented performances, recordings, or promotional activities.
  • This was the only printing. The publisher's address is Stansell's home address. The cover advertises “Band and Orchestra Parts” and lists Whaley, Royce & Co., in Toronto, Ontario, as agents for Canada; Stansell had been born in Ontario and maintained family and business ties there.
  • This song was offered as an “advance sale” at an “Allied Bazaar” in Buffalo on May 22, ten days before copyright was registered, and may have been written with such fund-raising events in mind.
Musical Note
This march song in quadruple time is more heroic than brisk (“Marcia maestoso”), with occasional walking bass and pervasive dotted rhythms moving the music forward. It is brief, with only an eight-bar chorus (repeated), and the melody is compact and well suited for amateurs.
Dedication
Dedication
Subject - Topic
  • Liberty  
  • Songs and music  
  • Freedom  
  • Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920)  
  • Popular music  
  • Songs and music  
  • World War, 1914-1918  
Subject - Geographic
United States  
Subject - Temporal
1911-1920  
Lyrics
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 2] Then all the allied Nations went forth into the fray, / With Russia, France and Britain joins in the U. S. A. / The foes of right to conquer, / Together we will stand, / Till o'er the Earth we hail the Birth / Of Freedom in ev'ry land.
  • [refrain 1] Onward then to vict'ry, O'er the mighty foe. / Military tyranny must forever go. / Break the chains of slavery, / Raise the flag of Liberty, / Sing the song of Freedom over all the world.
  • [verse 1] When war's alarm had sounded, the peaceful world around, / 'Twas then that noble Belgium so bravely stood her ground, / 'Gainst mighty odds undaunted, / ’Gainst German hosts combined, / Those martyrs brave, their lives they gave / For the freedom of all mankind.
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.
Artist
Fisher, E. S. [Edwin Spencer]  
Cover Description
Title, like a plaque, framed by two small shelves; on the one on the left is a beaver and a lion rampant; on the one on the right is an eagle displayed and a rooster; above, the six flags of the allies (left to right, in groups of three: Red Ensign of the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy; United States, Russian Republic, France); between the groups, a stylized sunburst labeled “Freedom”; below, broad vertical red, white, and blue stripes. Red and blue on white; signed BL.
Back Cover Description
Blank.
Interior Description
  • Plate number: p. 3, BL: Allies’ Song of Freedom 2
  • Cover, BR: With Band and Orchestra Parts
  • Cover, center: 5
Performance Medium
Voice and piano.  
Original Location
Box 163
Local Identifier
nda163_036
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
TitleAllies' Song of Freedom
ComposerStansell, Emery K. (Emery Keller), 1877-1942  
LyricistStansell, Emery K. (Emery Keller), 1877-1942  
PublisherStansell Music Co.  
Place of PublicationBuffalo (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-06-02
Physical Description1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
Comment
  • 175 Normal Ave.
  • Stansell Music Co.
  • A self-publication by the composer, this song was briefly noted in local newspapers when it was released, but there are no indications of performances, recordings, or promotion.
Historical Note
  • Stansell was an amateur tenor who performed frequently at churches and social events. He probably sang the song himself, as he did a previous war-related composition, but there are no documented performances, recordings, or promotional activities.
  • This was the only printing. The publisher's address is Stansell's home address. The cover advertises “Band and Orchestra Parts” and lists Whaley, Royce & Co., in Toronto, Ontario, as agents for Canada; Stansell had been born in Ontario and maintained family and business ties there.
  • This song was offered as an “advance sale” at an “Allied Bazaar” in Buffalo on May 22, ten days before copyright was registered, and may have been written with such fund-raising events in mind.
Musical NoteThis march song in quadruple time is more heroic than brisk (“Marcia maestoso”), with occasional walking bass and pervasive dotted rhythms moving the music forward. It is brief, with only an eight-bar chorus (repeated), and the melody is compact and well suited for amateurs.
DedicationDedication
Subject - Topic
  • Liberty  
  • Songs and music  
  • Freedom  
  • Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920)  
  • Popular music  
  • Songs and music  
  • World War, 1914-1918  
Subject - GeographicUnited States  
Subject - Temporal1911-1920  
Lyrics
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 2] Then all the allied Nations went forth into the fray, / With Russia, France and Britain joins in the U. S. A. / The foes of right to conquer, / Together we will stand, / Till o'er the Earth we hail the Birth / Of Freedom in ev'ry land.
  • [refrain 1] Onward then to vict'ry, O'er the mighty foe. / Military tyranny must forever go. / Break the chains of slavery, / Raise the flag of Liberty, / Sing the song of Freedom over all the world.
  • [verse 1] When war's alarm had sounded, the peaceful world around, / 'Twas then that noble Belgium so bravely stood her ground, / 'Gainst mighty odds undaunted, / ’Gainst German hosts combined, / Those martyrs brave, their lives they gave / For the freedom of all mankind.
Musical GenreMarch song
RepositoryNewberry Library
RightsNoC-US
Rights DescriptionThe 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.
ArtistFisher, E. S. [Edwin Spencer]  
Cover DescriptionTitle, like a plaque, framed by two small shelves; on the one on the left is a beaver and a lion rampant; on the one on the right is an eagle displayed and a rooster; above, the six flags of the allies (left to right, in groups of three: Red Ensign of the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy; United States, Russian Republic, France); between the groups, a stylized sunburst labeled “Freedom”; below, broad vertical red, white, and blue stripes. Red and blue on white; signed BL.
Back Cover DescriptionBlank.
Interior Description
  • Plate number: p. 3, BL: Allies’ Song of Freedom 2
  • Cover, BR: With Band and Orchestra Parts
  • Cover, center: 5
Performance MediumVoice and piano.  
Original LocationBox 163
Local Identifiernda163_036
Collection TitleJames Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music
CollectionWorld War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music

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