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After the War Is Over Will There Be Any Home Sweet Home?

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Title
After the war is over will there be any home sweet home - Lyrics
Composer
  • Woodruff, Joseph  
  • Andrieu, Harry  
Lyricist
Pourman, E. J.  
Publisher
Broad & Market Mus. Co.  
Year of Publication
1917  
Local Identifier
2014_12996_011
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
After the War Is Over Will There Be Any Home Sweet Home?
Alternative Title
After the War Is Over Will There Be Any “Home Sweet Home"
Composer
Andrieu, Harry  
Lyricist
  • Pourman, E. J.  
  • Woodruff, Joseph  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Publisher Address
145 W. 45th St.  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-04-19
Physical Description
1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
Type
Musical notation  
Comment
Broad & Market Music Co., holders of the original copyright, printed two editions and then evidently sold the rights to Joe Morris Music Co. in early 1918. Morris issued a third edition in at least seven different printings (distinguished by the back covers) and promoted it successfully, especially with piano-roll manufacturers. It does not appear to have been performed widely in vaudeville but did attain some popularity with amateurs. Of at least six songs issued in 1917 with similar or identical titles, this was by far the most successful. In summer of 1918 the song was accused of damaging morale; and in August 1918, Morris copyrighted and issued a new version, a fourth edition, with lyrics rewritten by Andrew B. Sterling and with a shorter title: “After the war is over.”
Historical Note
  • Composer and lyricist are given correctly on p. 2; on the cover, the music is attributed to Joseph Woodruff and the words to E. J. Pourmon.
  • This is the first printing of the third edition and probably dates from the first half of 1918. The first two editions were issued by the Broad & Market Music Co., Newark, NJ, which copyrighted the song, and who remains the copyright holder indicated at the bottom of p. 2. The first edition was promoted briefly but intensively, with considerable success; then the song languished until Stern purchased the rights.
  • One recording and eight piano rolls were released; and as these were disseminated, the song became widely popular, as evidenced by notices in local papers and by the number of surviving copies of the sheet music.
Musical Note
The refrain of this waltz ballad closes by quoting the second phrase of “Home Sweet Home,” which also constitutes the piano introduction. As a whole, both words and music are closely modeled on “After the Ball”; meter and rhyme scheme are virtually identical, and the chorus quotes several lines with only slight alterations. The harmonic structure closely resembles the model, and the same secondary dominant is used to prepare the final phrase of the chorus. The melody, however, is primarily stepwise, with expressive chromaticism, unlike the arpeggiated melody of “After the Ball.”
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
Sample: America, Here’s My Boy (© 1917 02 16), in ornate frame with silhouette of fairy playing twin pipes. Signed BR: André C. de Takacs.
Local Identifier
2014_12996_011
Collection Title
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleAfter the War Is Over Will There Be Any Home Sweet Home?
Alternative TitleAfter the War Is Over Will There Be Any “Home Sweet Home"
ComposerAndrieu, Harry  
Lyricist
  • Pourman, E. J.  
  • Woodruff, Joseph  
PublisherJoe Morris Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Publisher Address145 W. 45th St.  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-04-19
Physical Description1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
TypeMusical notation  
CommentBroad & Market Music Co., holders of the original copyright, printed two editions and then evidently sold the rights to Joe Morris Music Co. in early 1918. Morris issued a third edition in at least seven different printings (distinguished by the back covers) and promoted it successfully, especially with piano-roll manufacturers. It does not appear to have been performed widely in vaudeville but did attain some popularity with amateurs. Of at least six songs issued in 1917 with similar or identical titles, this was by far the most successful. In summer of 1918 the song was accused of damaging morale; and in August 1918, Morris copyrighted and issued a new version, a fourth edition, with lyrics rewritten by Andrew B. Sterling and with a shorter title: “After the war is over.”
Historical Note
  • Composer and lyricist are given correctly on p. 2; on the cover, the music is attributed to Joseph Woodruff and the words to E. J. Pourmon.
  • This is the first printing of the third edition and probably dates from the first half of 1918. The first two editions were issued by the Broad & Market Music Co., Newark, NJ, which copyrighted the song, and who remains the copyright holder indicated at the bottom of p. 2. The first edition was promoted briefly but intensively, with considerable success; then the song languished until Stern purchased the rights.
  • One recording and eight piano rolls were released; and as these were disseminated, the song became widely popular, as evidenced by notices in local papers and by the number of surviving copies of the sheet music.
Musical NoteThe refrain of this waltz ballad closes by quoting the second phrase of “Home Sweet Home,” which also constitutes the piano introduction. As a whole, both words and music are closely modeled on “After the Ball”; meter and rhyme scheme are virtually identical, and the chorus quotes several lines with only slight alterations. The harmonic structure closely resembles the model, and the same secondary dominant is used to prepare the final phrase of the chorus. The melody, however, is primarily stepwise, with expressive chromaticism, unlike the arpeggiated melody of “After the Ball.”
RepositorySousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Back Cover DescriptionSample: America, Here’s My Boy (© 1917 02 16), in ornate frame with silhouette of fairy playing twin pipes. Signed BR: André C. de Takacs.
Local Identifier2014_12996_011
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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