America the land we love the best
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Title | America the land we love the best |
Composer | Woodworth, O. P. [Oscar Perl] |
Lyricist | Woodworth, O. P. [Oscar Perl] |
Publisher | Macomb, IL : The Max Clark Co. |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-05-11 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.) |
Comment | Though this title was self-published, Woodworth went to considerable length and expense to promote it through advertisements in trade journals. In an arrangement for band, probably made by Harry L. Alford, it enjoyed modest success. |
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Musical Note | A typical march song, the chorus modulates to the dominant. An exceptionally large number of quotations appear in both text and music: “America,” “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching,” “Yankee Doodle Boy,” “Reveille,” “Dixie,” and “Old Lang Syne.” |
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Subject - Geographic | United States. |
Lyrics |
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Musical Genre | March song |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
Printer | p. 3, BR, in simple type: Raynor Dalheim & Co. / Music Printers & Engravers / Chicago, Ill. |
Cover Description | Troops marching with rifles, bayonets fixed; in the center a soldier carries the U. S. flag; silhouette of the Statue of Liberty and an exploding shell in the background, with trees and clouds; the publisher's name BR is printed over a lyre-like logo. BR a small inset photograph, text above and below: Successfully introduced by Teresa Holden. Red and blue on white; unsigned. |
Back Cover Description | Sample: When You Will Always Be Near (no © registered). |
Interior Description | Plate number: p. 3, BR: America The Land We Love The Best 2 |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano |
Original Location |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_026 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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