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Notated Music Tell me, is my father coming home?

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About this Item

Title

  • Tell me, is my father coming home?

Names

  • Smith, Dexter 1842?-1909 Lyricist
  • Buckley, Frederick Composer

Created / Published

  • Boston : Henry Tolman & Co., 1863.

Headings

  • -  Songs with piano
  • -  Choruses (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
  • -  Port Hudson (La.)--History--Siege, 1863--Songs and music
  • -  Boston (Mass.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Songs and music

Notes

  • -  Music associated with the Union side
  • -  Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M1640 .B

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023782819

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Civil War Sheet Music Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Smith, Dexter 1842?-1909 Lyricist, and Frederick Composer Buckley. Tell Me, Is My Father Coming Home?. Boston: Henry Tolman & Co, 1863. Notated Music. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782819/.

APA citation style:

Smith, D. 1. L. & Buckley, F. C. (1863) Tell Me, Is My Father Coming Home?. Boston: Henry Tolman & Co. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782819/.

MLA citation style:

Smith, Dexter 1842?-1909 Lyricist, and Frederick Composer Buckley. Tell Me, Is My Father Coming Home?. Boston: Henry Tolman & Co, 1863. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023782819/>.