The National Music of America - online book
The Sources & Factors Influential In Forming America's Music.
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It will be noticed that the music differed in some points, both of melody and harmony, from the present setting.
That the melody was very popular in England is shown by the many editions that were published, and also by the plagiarisms and paraphrases that followed. The author possesses a Masonic setting of the tune which bears the imprint "Dublin, A. L. 5802" (A. D. 1802), which also gives no credit to the original composer. It is contained in "A Selection of Masonic Songs," by Brother S. Holden. We present a fac-simile of this version. |
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