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 | A. K. DeLemos & Co. |
Place of Publication | Newark (N.J.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-03-11 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.) |
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 |
Subject - Topic | |
Subject - Geographic | United States |
Subject - Temporal | 1911-1920 |
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Musical Genre | 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. |
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 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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