America, the Beautiful (Samuel A. Ward)

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CPDL #21455:  SVG  Sibelius 4

Editor: Ashley Etzkorn (submitted 2010-04-16).   Score information: A4, 1 page   Copyright: Public Domain

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Title: America, the Beautiful
Composer: Samuel A. Ward
Lyricist: Katharine Lee Bates^{create page}

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Published: 1917

Description: This song is a worthy addition to United States patriotic songs. The music, which is the hymn-tune "Materna," was composed by an American who died in 1903. This hymn to America should be sung with fervor and devotion, the refrain "America, America" being especially marked.

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