Old Glory Goes Marching On
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https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/edaa2ad0-c556-0134-2373-0050569601ca-dDescriptive Information
Title | Old Glory Goes Marching On |
Alternative Title | The Flag That Never Knew Defeat: Old Glory Goes Marching On |
Composer | Klickmann, F. Henri |
Lyricist | Armstrong, Paul B. |
Publisher | Frank K. Root & Co. [McKinley Music Co., Owners] |
Place of Publication | Chicago (Ill.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-04-10 |
Physical Description | 1 score ([1], 2–3, [1] p.). Folio. |
Comment | Marketed continuously from June 1918 through May 1919, and with a second printing issued near the end of 1918 (or early 1919), this title nevertheless made its impact primarily in instrumental (band) arrangements, widely played in 1918–20, recorded twice, and with documented performances as late as 1942. |
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Musical Note | Marketed as a one-step in duple meter, this march song displayes the usual characteristics: syncopation, rat-a-tat-tat figures, and skilled and extensive chromatic inflections. |
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Subject - Geographic | United States |
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Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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Back Cover Description | The refrain, arranged for four-part male chorus, with distribution for mixed chorus indicated. Below is “The Living Flag,” an account of the photograph on the front cover. |
Performance Medium | voice and piano |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_556 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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