The Dream of a Soldier Boy explained

The Dream of a Soldier Boy
Cover:	TheDreamofaSoldierBoy.jpg
Caption:	Sheet Music cover
Genre:	World War I song
Published:	1917
Composer:	James V. Monaco
Lyricist:	Al Dubin

"The Dream of a Soldier Boy" is a World War I song written by Al Dubin and composed by James V. Monaco. It was published in 1917 by Witmark & Sons in New York City. The sheet music cover depicts a photo of a soldier embracing his mother while a proud father and others look on.^{[1] [2]}

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.^[3]

References

Bibliography

• Jasen, David A. Tin Pan Alley: The Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and Their Times : the Golden Age of American Popular Music from 1886 to 1956. New York: D.I. Fine, 1988. .
• Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. .
• 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. .

External links

• The Dream of A Soldier Boy available from University of Maine Digital Commons, Vocal Popular Music Collection

Notes and References

1. Book: 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. . 167 . 0-89950-952-5 . 32241433.
2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p.115 . .
3. http://pritzkermilitarylibrary.worldcat.org/search?qt=wc_org_prefix%20&q=no:88147296 Monaco, James V., and Alfred Dubin. 1917. "The dream of a soldier boy".4