Mother Would Comfort Me (Sawyer, Charles Carroll)

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Publisher Info. Robert A Hudson, 2018.
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Publisher. Info. Brooklyn: Sawyer & Thompson, 1863.
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Publisher. Info. Augusta: Blackmar & Bro., n.d.
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Editor Robert A. Hudson (b. 1948)
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For Voice, Mixed Chorus and Piano (Hallam)
Arranger Mark R. Hallam (fl. 1863)
Publisher. Info. Brooklyn: Sawyer & Thompson, n.d.
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Work Title Mother Would Comfort Me
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Composer Sawyer, Charles Carroll
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICS 6
Key B-flat major
Librettist Composer
Language English
Dedication J. A. Herman
Average DurationAvg. Duration 8-9 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, mixed chorus (SATB), piano

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One edition has the following preface to the song: A soldier in one of the New York regiments, after being severally wounded, was taken prisoner, and after lying in the hospital a number of days, he was told by those who were in attendance that “they could do no more for him,” that he must die. For a few moments the poor fellow seemed in deep thought; reviving a little, he turned slowly toward those near him, and after thanking them for the kind manner in which they had treated him during his sickness, a sweet smile passed over his pale face, and with a firm voice he said, “Mother would comfort me if she were here.” Those were his last words.