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When Johnny comes marching home

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Alternate title:Sheet music, voice and piano, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," Words and music by Louis Lambert (Gilmore),1863. Printed by Henry Tolman & Co, Boston.
Summary:Patrick Gilmore's most famous composition is "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." The music was first published under the name Louis Lambert, which Gilmore later claimed was a pseudonym. No one has seriously challenged Gilmore's claim.
Creator:Gilmore, P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield), 1829-1892
Provider:Henry Tolman (Firm)
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Massachusetts
Place of origin – Settlement:Boston
Temporal subject: 1861-1870
Topical subjects: American Bandmasters Association
Genre:Musical notation
ArchivesUM location:Patrick Gilmore Collection
  • series 1
  • box 2
  • folder 4
Repository:Special Collections in Performing Arts
Browse terms:Performing Arts, Music
Copyright holder:Public Domain
Collection:Digital Collections
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