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Sheet Music
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| Editor
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First edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1874. Plate 14435-3.
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| Copyright
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| Misc. Notes
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Plate clearly visible in the higher-resolution TIF scan made by the Library of Congress (US-Wc.)
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General Information
| Work Title
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I Want To See Mamma Once More
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| Alternative. Title
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Song and Chorus. The Words of Poor Little Charlie Ross.
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| Composer
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Mack, Edward
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IEM 4
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| Key
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B-flat major
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2
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| Text Incipit
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Two weary eyes that sadly weep
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1874
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| First Publication.
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1874 – Philadelphia: Lee & Walker
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| Librettist
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George Cooper
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| Language
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English
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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Voice, chorus, piano
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Navigation etc.
Inspired by the (unsolved) kidnapping of Charles Brewster Ross on July 1 1874.