The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-18

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DR. George Frederick Root. the emil.
nent American musician. who will b
remembered and admired by the Amer.
lean people for generations to come al
the author ald composer OF THE Battle
Cry OF Freedom" and Tramp. Tramp
Tramp; the Boys Are Marching" died
at Bailey's Island. n summer resort on
Portland, Maine. In his 18th year. re-.
Gently. DIR Root was born IN shefield
Mass, Aug. 30. 1890. but spent his child.
hood at North Reading. At the age Of
10 he had attained degree OF pro-
hciency In music seldom secured In
those days In an Isolated village. Pro
ceeding 20 Boston In 1888 Mr.. Root be-.
chmo member OF the Boston Academy
Chorus, then directed by Lowell Mason.
lie here organized a flute club. COM
posed OF his pupils and other musicians
and known "a the Nicholson Flute club.
The first singing school taught By Mr..
Root was during tho winter OF is3s.3g
In Boston. After busy career In Bos.
ton devoted to teaching and church and
concert work. Mr. Root removed 10 New
York In 1874. For six years he re-.
mained In that city directing classes
In singing and other branches Of music
study In 1850 he went abroad. re-.
naming In Paris and London for a
year For 1--WE years subsequent to
hia return to America Mr. Root took %
his residence In New York, where his
first cantatn, The Flower Queen" was
brought out. In 1860 the Normal"
was held In Chicago, and beginning
THIS year was inauguratod by Mr.. Root
the most Important work OF his life
the writing Of war songs. The trou.
blod condition OF the country virtually
ended the Normal work In 1859. to be-
revived Immediately on tho wars con.
clusion at Winona. MINI. From that
period Mr.. Roots musical undertakings
were marked by the same energy and
spirit which had throughout dlstln-
gulahod them. In 1860 DR.. Root began
to write war songs OF which the follow.
Ing Is a list: Just Before the Battle.
Mother" Within the Sound Of the
Enemy's Guns" Lay Me Down and
Save tho Flag" Come, Brothers. All.
IT'S Columbla's Call" stand Up for
Uncle Sam. Boys" Tramp, Tramp.
Tramp. the Boys Are Marching" 20
Come You from the Battle Field7"
Brother. Tell Me OF the Battle"
starved In Prison." "The Vacant
Chair" who'll Save the LEFT Ttand
on the death OF President Lincoln.
Farewell, Father. Friend aud Guar
dian The Wide popularity OF THE
Vacant Chair" and Tramp. Tramp.
Tramp" must be reckoncd as second
only to THE Battle Cry Of Freedom. %
The list OF Mr.. Roots published COM
positions comprises l7S songs. besides
two series In sheet form. called respect
lively Camps. Tramps. and Battle
fields" and Home Scenes" and no less
than aeycnty-hve cantatas. books OF
aeloctlons and instruction books. The
principal instrumental compositions by
Mr.. Root include. In addition to those
contained In the books mentioned
THE March Of the O.0O0," and Italia
Grand March" Up to the time OF HIS
death Mr.. Root was buslly engaged
upon the composition OF hymns for the
Sunday SCHOOLS Of England aud Scot
land. Or. Root was never q buslness
man. His brother, H. Towner Root
came 10 Chicago In 1858 and organized
the Arm OF Root a Cady. and when DR.
Root came here In 1860 he entered this
nrm, but only IN author" and always
refused to take any part In business
transactions. In 1871 this firm was dis.
solved. ana Or, Root never belonged
to another. From that time until his
death he vas employed as a musical
writer and composer and was uniform.
ly successful &C almost everything he
attempted. lie never accumulated a
great fortune. but for many years be-
fore his death he enjoyed an lncome of
$4,000, derived mainly from the royal.
ties OF his numerous publications.