Piano and voice - Digital Download
SKU: LV.12272
Composed by A.H. Rosewig. Portraits, James A. Garfield, Death, Mothers & children, Pain. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.12272).
President Garfield Died Last Night. Break the Sad News to His Mother. Pathetic Song and Chorus. Words by R. Griswold. Music by A.H. Rosewig. Published 1881 by Lee & Walker, 1113 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with SATB chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, James A. Garfield, Death, Mothers & children, Pain. First line reads The buckeye shadows the farm house door Where an aged woman is sitting..
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