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Title
America Prepare - Lyrics
Composer
Danmark, Ribé  
Lyricist
Childs, Elizabeth Herbert  
Publisher
Jerome H. Remick & Co.  
Year of Publication
1916  
Local Identifier
2014_12996_004
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
America Prepare
Composer
Danmark, Ribé  
Lyricist
Childs, Elizabeth Herbert  
Publisher
Jerome H. Remick & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1916  
Date of Copyright
1916-09-16
Physical Description
1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-5, [1] p.)
Type
Musical notation  
Comment
Although the song was not published until September 1916, the manuscript was copyrighted at the start of March, when the preparedness campaign was well under way. Remick did not plug or advertise the title, and the piano roll and recording appear only later and in very scattered advertisements. It is likely that the composer and lyricist provided early support for this title and for the recording, made in June, with Remick joining the effort six months later. There is some evidence of enduring interest, though not of great popularity.
Historical Note
  • Ribe, Denmark, was Lampe’s birthplace; he used the corresponding pseudonym primarily for arrangements or for music written or arranged for amateur composers or lyricists, presumably for a fee (Lampe headed the arranging department for Remick throughout the 1910s). On the cover, “Herbert” is an incorrect substitution for Hebert, the lyricist’s middle name. The artist, LPN, has not yet been identified.
  • There must have been early performances from manuscript, because on April 9, a New York Tribune article refers to Childs as the author of the song. It would appear that Lampe actively promoted it; possibly it was his advocacy that resulted in the recording made for Columbia by the Broadway Quartette on June 20. And almost certainly it was he who persuaded Remick to bring out the published version three months later—six months after the manuscript was copyrighted, but coinciding with the release of the Columbia recording, and while preparedness was still a topic of great interest (Wilson was then very concerned about the politics of the upcoming November election).
  • This was the only printing, concurrent with the Columbia recording and followed by a piano roll issued by QRS in February 1917.
Musical Note
A conventional but very skilled march song, quoting Reveille (a “wake-up” call strongly associated with preparedness) in the introduction and in the closing tag.
Repository
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Back Cover Description
Text and sample: Welcome Honey to Your Old Plantation Home (© 1916 08 08); sample cover above, in art deco frame with vines; two bordering lists below ("New Song Hits", top title: Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose; "New Instrumental Hits", top title: They Didn't Believe Me Fox Trot); most recent title listed: Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose (© 1916 08 29).
Local Identifier
2014_12996_004
Collection Title
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleAmerica Prepare
ComposerDanmark, Ribé  
LyricistChilds, Elizabeth Herbert  
PublisherJerome H. Remick & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1916  
Date of Copyright1916-09-16
Physical Description1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-5, [1] p.)
TypeMusical notation  
CommentAlthough the song was not published until September 1916, the manuscript was copyrighted at the start of March, when the preparedness campaign was well under way. Remick did not plug or advertise the title, and the piano roll and recording appear only later and in very scattered advertisements. It is likely that the composer and lyricist provided early support for this title and for the recording, made in June, with Remick joining the effort six months later. There is some evidence of enduring interest, though not of great popularity.
Historical Note
  • Ribe, Denmark, was Lampe’s birthplace; he used the corresponding pseudonym primarily for arrangements or for music written or arranged for amateur composers or lyricists, presumably for a fee (Lampe headed the arranging department for Remick throughout the 1910s). On the cover, “Herbert” is an incorrect substitution for Hebert, the lyricist’s middle name. The artist, LPN, has not yet been identified.
  • There must have been early performances from manuscript, because on April 9, a New York Tribune article refers to Childs as the author of the song. It would appear that Lampe actively promoted it; possibly it was his advocacy that resulted in the recording made for Columbia by the Broadway Quartette on June 20. And almost certainly it was he who persuaded Remick to bring out the published version three months later—six months after the manuscript was copyrighted, but coinciding with the release of the Columbia recording, and while preparedness was still a topic of great interest (Wilson was then very concerned about the politics of the upcoming November election).
  • This was the only printing, concurrent with the Columbia recording and followed by a piano roll issued by QRS in February 1917.
Musical NoteA conventional but very skilled march song, quoting Reveille (a “wake-up” call strongly associated with preparedness) in the introduction and in the closing tag.
RepositorySousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Back Cover DescriptionText and sample: Welcome Honey to Your Old Plantation Home (© 1916 08 08); sample cover above, in art deco frame with vines; two bordering lists below ("New Song Hits", top title: Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose; "New Instrumental Hits", top title: They Didn't Believe Me Fox Trot); most recent title listed: Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose (© 1916 08 29).
Local Identifier2014_12996_004
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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