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Songs written or first produced in the decade 1880s, i.e the years 1880 to 1889. 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; ... Pages in category ...
Edward King's travel diary The Great South is finished, with each section published as an article in Scribner's Magazine; it contains many descriptions of African American church music in the South. [183] Leopold Damrosch forms the New York Oratorio Society, beginning the musical career of his family, which will extend for three generations. [184]
The "Battle Cry of Freedom", also known as "Rally 'Round the Flag", is a song written in 1862 by American composer George Frederick Root (1820–1895) during the American Civil War. A patriotic song advocating the causes of Unionism and abolitionism , it became so popular that composer H. L. Schreiner and lyricist W. H. Barnes adapted it for ...
1880s songs (10 C, 3 P) Pages in category "1880s in music" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The American folk song, "Ellie Rhee", (or "Carry me back to Tennessee" written in 1865 by Septimus Winner (1827–1902), is widely considered to have influenced the South African song. Sweet Ellie Rhee, so dear to me Is lost forever more Our home was down in Tennessee Before this cruel war [4] Then carry me back to Tennessee Back where I long to be
Arthur Farwell publishes Folk-Songs of the West and South, a collection of songs that include "The Lone Prairee", which Farwell called the first cowboy song to be printed, both words and music". [206] Robert Motts founds the first permanent black theater, in Chicago, the Pekin Theatre. [207]
During the events leading up to the American Civil War, both the North and the South generated a number of songs to stir up patriotic sentiments, such as "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Dixie". However, after the Civil War, the sentiments of most patriotic songs were geared to rebuilding and consolidating the United States.
"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.