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Strike up the band.

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Date

1927

Authors

Gershwin, George [composer]
Gershwin, Ira [lyricist]

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Volume Title

Publisher

New York : New World Music Corporation, 1927.

Abstract

Description

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.
Book by Morrie Ryskind [note]
Piano vocal ukulele [instrumentation]
We fought in nineteen seventeen [first line]
Let the drums roll out! let the trumpet call! [first line of chorus]
B flat major [key]
In slow march time [tempo]
Popular song [form/genre]
Woman, drum [illustration]
Gil Spear [engraver]
Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note]

Keywords

Music, War, Patriotism

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