Set Aside Your Tears (Till the Boys Come Marching Home)

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| name = Set Aside Your Tears (Till the Boys Come Marching Home)

| cover = SetAsideYourTears.jpg

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| caption = Sheet Music cover

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| language = English

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| published = 1917

| writer = Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin Franklin, and Anatole Friedland

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Set Aside Your Tears (Till the Boys Come Marching Home) is a World War I song written and composed by Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin Franklin, and Anatole Friedland.{{cite book |last1=Vogel |first1=Frederick G. |date=1995 |title=World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics |location=Jefferson |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |page=235 |isbn=0-89950-952-5 |oclc= 32241433}} The song was first published in 1917 by Jos. W. Stern & Co. in New York, NY. The sheet music cover depicts a woman waving to marching troops.{{cite book |last=Parker |first=Bernard S. |year=2007 |title=World War I Sheet Music Vol 2. |location=Jefferson |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |page=582 |isbn=978-0-7864-2799-4 |oclc=71790113}}

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.Gilbert, L. Wolfe, Malvin M. Franklin, and Anatol Friedland. 1917. Set aside your tears: (till the boys come marching home). Performing Arts Encyclopedia. {{OCLC|17799622}}

References

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Bibliography

  • 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}}

Category:1917 songs

Category:Songs of World War I

Category:Songs written by L. Wolfe Gilbert

Category:Songs written by Anatole Friedland

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