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Lyr Add: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
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Back Home Again In Indiana
Banks of the Wabash
Banks of the Wabash
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Lyr Add: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away In Mudcat MIDIs: Back Home Again In Indiana Banks of the Wabash Banks of the Wabash |
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Subject: Lyr Add: ON THE BANKS OF THE WABASH, FAR AWAY From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Nov 98 - 05:33 AM Somebody requested this in another thread. Turns out that in Indiana, it's the law: Indiana Code 1-2-6-1 Enacted 1913 Amended 1913 IC 1-2-6-1 Sec. 1. The song entitled, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away," words and music by Paul Dresser, be and is hereby established as the state song of Indiana. The form in which this song shall be sung as the state song of Indiana shall be as follows: 'Round my Indiana homestead wave the cornfields, In the distance loom the woodlands clear and cool, Oftentimes my tho'ts revert to scenes of childhood, Where I first received my lessons - nature's school. But one thing there is missing in the picture, Without her face it seems so incomplete, I long to see my mother in the doorway, As she stood there years ago, her boy to greet. CHORUS Oh, the moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash, From the fields there comes the breath of new-mown hay, Through the sycamores the candle lights are gleaming, On the banks of the Wabash, far away. Many years have passed since I strolled by the river, Arm in arm, with sweetheart Mary by my side, It was there I tried to tell her that I loved her, It was there I begged of her to be my bride. Long years have passed since I strolled thro' the churchyard. She's sleeping there, my angel, Mary dear, I loved her, but she thought I didn't mean it, Still I'd give my future were she only here. From Songs of the Gilded Age, by Margaret Bradford Boni:This, from the Indiana Historical Society, was interesting, too: "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away," written by Terre Haute native Paul Dresser and dedicated to 14-year-old Mary E. South of Terre Haute, whom Dresser had never met, is the state song of Indiana. First published in July 1897, the song was adopted as the official state song on March 14, 1913, by the Indiana General Assembly. Paul Dresser was the brother of noted Hoosier writer Theodore Dreiser. Paul supposedly was so scandalized by his brother's frank writings that he changed his name from Dreiser to Dresser. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: Tune Add: ON THE BANKS OF THE WABASH, FAR AWAY From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Nov 98 - 06:24 AM MIDI file: BANKSO~1.MID Timebase: 192 Name: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X:1
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: Bruce O. Date: 03 Nov 98 - 02:50 PM There's a copy of 1897 in the Levy collection, box 143, Item 39. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: harpgirl Date: 03 Nov 98 - 05:58 PM Thanks Joe, |
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Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: INDIANA (BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA) From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Nov 98 - 10:23 PM I was struck by the similarity between "Banks of the Wabash" and "My Indiana Home." It appears the similarity was intentional. Both songs are in the Levy Database, but a bit hard to read there. Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) by Ballard MacDonald (words) and James F. Hanley (music), 1917 I have always been a wand’rer Over land and sea Yet a moonbeam on the water Casts a spell o’er me A vision fair to see Again I seem to be (chorus) Back home again in Indiana And it seems that I can see The gleaming candlelight still shining bright Through the sycamores for me. The new-mown hay sends all its fragrance From the fields I used to roam, When I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash Then I long for my Indiana home. Fancy paints on mem’ry’s canvas Scenes that we hold dear, We recall in days after Clearly they appear. And oftentimes I see A scene that’s dear to me, (chorus) (The strain from "On the Banks of the Wabash" in the chorus used by kind permission of Maurice Richmond Music Co., Inc.)
MIDI file: INDIANA.MID Timebase: 192 Name: Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X:1
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: Armen Tanzerian Date: 21 Jul 01 - 12:55 AM Dredging this all the way back from 1998, I have to point out that Back Home Again in Indiana *intentionally* quotes On the Banks of the Wabash. The latter is also the song that a young Al Jolsen rises to sing from the balcony in The Al Jolsen Story. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: GUEST,Seamus Kennedy Date: 21 Jul 01 - 07:21 AM Joe, thanks! I've been looking for "The Banks of The wabash" for quite a while. I've always liked it since I heard it The Jolson Story. You da man! Seamus |
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: John in Brisbane Date: 23 Jun 02 - 10:50 AM Hi Joe, If you still have the score for Wabash could you please have another look at the naturals and accidentals in the chorus. I haven't heard this song in 35 years but I reckon it needs a bit of tweaking. I was about to send a PDF of the music to a friend who'd requested a melody score and lyrics. Great tune! Regards, John |
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: masato sakurai Date: 23 Jun 02 - 11:58 AM Sheet music of "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" is at the Levy Collection, as mentioned by Bruce O. above. This is the link:
Title: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away. Song & Chorus.
Also at Historic American Sheet Music: 1850-1920 (American Memory); images are clearer.
Joan Morris' singing (on After the Ball/Vaudeville Highlights) is based on the original edition (Click here). I didn't know the Stoneman Family sang this song too (Click here). ~Masato |
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: masato sakurai Date: 23 Jun 02 - 07:09 PM Sound recording of "On the Banks of the Wabash" by Henry Burr / Columbia Steller Quartet (1916) is at The Virtual Gramophone site (Click here). Instrumental (Arthur Pryor, trombone; Henry Higgins, cornet; 1899) is at Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry (Library of Congress). Reproduced sheet music is in Favorite Songs of the Nineties (Dover, 1973, pp. 230-234). ~Masato |
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Jun 02 - 08:38 PM Thanks for the alert, John. I skipped half a measure when I was transcribing. I fixed the "Wabash" file and put it up at the top of this thread. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: ADD: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away From: masato sakurai Date: 23 Jun 02 - 11:14 PM An original sheet music ("On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away") is HERE too. ~Masato |
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