I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier
| "I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet Music cover | |
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1915 |
| Songwriter(s) | Charles A. Bayha |
I’d be proud to be the Mother of a Soldier is a World War I song released in 1915. It was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in New York, New York.[1][2]
This song, written and composed by Charles A. Bayha, uses what in later years became the classic image of the mother volunteering her son for military service.[3]
The sheet music cover reads, "It would be a different story, if they trampled on old glory, I'd be proud to be the mother of a soldier."[4]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, as well as The University of Maine.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
- ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 191. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
- ^ Kingsbury, Celia M. For Home and Country: World War I Propaganda on the Home Front. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2010, page 250. ISBN 978-0-8032-2474-2. OCLC 457150706
- ^ Bayha, Charles and De Takacs, Andre C, "I'd Be Proud To Be The Mother Of A Soldier" (1915). Vocal Popular Sheet Music Collection. Book 4542. http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/4542
- ^ Bayha, Charles A, and Takacs A. C. De. "I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier." New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, 1915. Musical score. OCLC 52426392
- ^ Bayha, Charles and De Takacs, Andre C, "I'd Be Proud To Be The Mother Of A Soldier" (1915). Vocal Popular Sheet Music Collection. Book 4542. http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/4542
Bibliography
- Bayha, Charles A, and Takacs A. C. De. I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier. New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co, 1915. Musical score.
- Gier, Christina. “War, Anxiety, and Hope in American Sheet Music, 1914–1917,”Music & Politics V. 7 Issue 1. Winter 2013. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mp/9460447.0007.102/--war-anxiety-and-hope-in-american-sheet-music-19141917?rgn=main;view=fulltext
- Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
- Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433