For the dear old flag I die! /
poetry by George Cooper ; music by Stephen C. Foster.

Description

Main Author

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864.

Related Names

Cooper, George, 1840-1927.

Language(s)

English

Published

New York (No. 481 Broadway, New York) : Horace Waters ; ©1863.

Edition

[Probable 1st ed.].

Subjects

War songs.
Soldiers > Soldiers / Family relationships.
Popular music.
Soldiers > Soldiers / Family relationships > Soldiers / Family relationships / Songs and music.
Popular music > Popular music / United States > Popular music / United States / To 1901.
War songs > War songs / United States.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 > Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 / Songs and music.
United States.
Pennsylvania > Pennsylvania / Gettysburg.
United States > United States / History > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Songs and music.
Music.
History.

Note

First line of chorus: For the dear old flag I die.
First line of text: For the dear old flag I die.
Price mark 2 1/2 in eight-pointed star.
"Warren, Music Stereotyper, 43 Centre."
Ornamental red and blue border on title page.
Advertisement on p. [6]: "New Music Just Issued By Horace Waters, 481 Broadway, N. York."
Verses 2-3 printed as text on p. 5.
"The last words of a brave little drummer boy who was fatally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg."
Caption title.
The music, in the Key of F, is a vocal solo with a refrain for four mixed voices and with piano accompaniment.

Physical Description

1 score ([3], 4-5, [1] pages).

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