Pro-Union Civil War sheet music collection, 1859-1917.

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Pro-Union Civil War sheet music collection, 1859-1917.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701247941

Collection of sheet music reflecting support for the Union cause during the Civil War, mainly published in Boston, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia, but also music published in other cities including Albany, Burlington, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Rochester, St. Louis, St. Paul, San Francisco, and Toledo, the bulk falling between 1861 and 1865; the collection is organized alphabetically by title into 10 boxes. Collection consists of patriotic, sentimental, inspirational, commemorative, memorial, or spiritual music (and often lyrics) for: Songs, hymns, and anthems; dirges, laments, and requiems; parade, wedding and funeral marches; and dances (the polka, waltz, quickstep, galop, quadrille, & schottisch). Themes and subjects include: Patriotism and union (Flag of our Union polka, Hail Columbia); military and naval victories (The Alabama and Kearsarge, Storming and capture of Fort Donelson); military leaders (Gen. Meade's grand march, Gen. Hooker's quickstep); Emancipation (Year of jubilee); Union troops (Grand quickstep of the California Regiment, Zouave's grand march); African American soldiers; escaped slaves (The Southern contraband); soldiers' deaths (Bear them home tenderly, The vacant chair); fallen heroes (The Memory of Col. Ellsworth); Union victory (The cruel war is over, Freedom triumphant); Jefferson Davis (Jeff's race for the last ditch); and veterans (Our soldiers' reunion grand march). Music is by popular composers of the period such as P.S. Gilmore, Edward Mack, Mrs. E.A. Parkhurst, George F. Root, Frank Wilder and Henry C. Work. Some sheet music covers are illustrated with lithograph portraits or engraved caricatures or scenes, and many have decorated borders.

Approx. 700 items in 10 boxes : ill., ports., music ; 26 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8004728

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Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895

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Composer, music educator and president of Root & Sons Music Co., Chicago, Ill. Acquaintance of Abby Hutchinson Patton a famous singer (Hutchinson Family Singers) and song writer of the nineteenth century. Also a campaigner for Abraham Lincoln and member of the Executive Committee of the American Equal Rights Association after the Civil War. From the description of Letter, June 26, 1891. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54354828 Geo...

Gilmore, P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield), 1829-1892

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Patrick Sarsfield (P.S.) Gilmore was born in County Galway, Ireland, on December 25, 1829, and later became known as the "Father of the American Concert Band." Gilmore organized and staged two music festivals in Boston, Massachusetts: the National Peace Jubilee (1869) and the World's Peace Jubilee (1872). He conducted bands and integrated woodwinds into what had traditionally been brass bands. He led the New York Twenty-seventh Regiment Band for almost 20 years. Gilmore also a...

Wilder, Franklin

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Mack, Edward, 1826-1882

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Parkhurst, E. A., Mrs.

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Parkhurst was a composer and lyricist active during the middle of the 19th century. From the description of A vision of the spirit world : the prophecies and fulfillments : manuscript, not before 1865. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 731350344 ...

Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884

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"Work, Henry Clay (1 Oct. 1832-8 June 1884), songwriter, was born in Middletown, Connecticut, the son of Alanson Work and Aurelia (maiden name unknown)... He married Sarah Parker in January 1857, and they had four children. He continued to write popular songs suitable for either the parlor or the minstrel show stage... Work was most productive from 1861 to 1866, and many of the songs for which he was known were composed then. Although he published songs regularly from 1866 to 1869,...