Sheet Music Collection

Composer

George M. Cohan

Files

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Cover Illustration

Photograph of George M. Cohan; Wheel with illustrations of farewell speech, mailman entering fence, Broadway, and Uncle Sam marching with soldiers and American flag

First Line of Song

I've always hated, this overrated, pretentious music,

First Line of Chorus

I want to hear a Yankee doodle tune, the only music I can understand.

Lyricist

Cohan, George M. (George Michael) 1878-1942

Illustrator/Artist

Pfeiffer, Edward H.

Lithographer/Printer

New York: Jerry Vogel Music Co. Inc.

Publication Date

1931

Publisher

New York: Jerry Vogel Music Co. Inc.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice; guitar

Music Genre

War Songs

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score; (4 p.); 30.5 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278011466194

Digital ID#

011466194-1931

Location of Original

Box 76; Folder 4; Piece 31

Repository

Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights Management

Item Unavailable Due to Copyright Restrictions

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

I Want To Hear A Yankee Doodle Tune

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