America for Me!
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Descriptive Information
Title | America for Me! |
Composer | Smith, E. L. (Ella Letitia), 1857-1928 |
Lyricist | Van Dyke, Henry |
Publisher | Newark, NJ : A. K. DeLemos & Co. |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-03-11 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.) |
Type | Musical notation |
Comment | Smith published this in conjunction with "If You're Going to Join the Army, Play the Game!" on the same day and with very similar covers. Both songs are well made, but there is no indication that either attained any degree of public recognition. |
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Musical Note | This ballad in quadruple meter contains rhythms that suggest a march song. The beginning of the refrain quotes the penultimate melodic line of "Home Sweet Home" ("There's no place like home"). |
Dedication | Dedication |
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Musical Genre | Ballad |
Repository | Newberry Library |
Conditions of Use | The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to the following terms and conditions: https://www.newberry.org/rights-and-reproductions |
Printer | p. 3, BR: F. J. Lawson Co. N.Y. |
Cover Description | Text only, with a small art deco ornament around the word "song." |
Back Cover Description | Blank. |
Interior Description | Plate number: p. 3, BL: America for Me |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano. |
Original Location | Box 163 |
Local Identifier | nda163_041 |
Collection | World War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music |
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