After the War Is Over

"After the War is Over"
Sheet music cover for "After the War is Over"
Song
Published 1918
Songwriter(s) Composer: Harry Andrieu
Lyricists: Joseph Woodruff, E.J. Pourmon and Andrew B. Sterling

After the War is Over is a 1918 song written during World War I, and was composed by Harry Andrieu, with lyrics written by Joseph Woodruff, E.J. Pourmon and Andrew B. Sterling. The song was published by Joe Morris Music Co., and was written for voice and piano.[1]

There are four versions of the score published by the Joe Morris Music Co. and two known issues from Broad & Market Music Company.[2]

The song is a celebratory song, anticipating that American soldiers will end the war and return home.[3] The song also celebrates General Pershing, a key American general, and references the Second Battle of the Marne, which resulted in a decisive Allied victory.

References

  1. ↑ After the War is Over. Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.
  2. ↑ Paas, John Roger (2014). America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 111, ISBN 9783447102780.
  3. ↑ Scheurer, Timothy E. (1991). Born in the U.S.A.: the myth of America in popular music from colonial times to the present. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 111. ISBN 1934110566.


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