The Dream of a Soldier Boy
The Dream of a Soldier Boy is a World War One song written by Al Dubin and composed by James V. Monaco.
It was published in 1917 by Witmark & Sons in New York, NY.
The sheet music cover depicts a photo of a soldier embracing his mother while a proud father and others look on.
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
Over in Hero-Land
"Over in Hero-Land" is a World War I era song released in 1918.
Arthur Freed wrote the lyrics.
Louis Silvers composed the music.
Meyer Cohen Music of New York, New York published the song.
It was written for voice and piano.
The cover was designed by E. Pfeiffer.
It features a drawing of a tank firing at soldiers.
Below it is a picture of Lola Wentworth, who performed the song.
The song chronicles the departure of a soldier from his significant other.
The woman is full of heartache, but is also proud of "her soldier boy."
In order to comfort herself she repeats a prayer, which is the chorus:
The sheet music can be found at the Library of Congress and Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
Ratziti Sheteda
Ratziti Sheteda( I wanted you to know) is a famous Israeli song written and composed by Uzi Hitman.
The song is also widely known as" Elohim Sheli" or My God.
The song was written in 1979 and included in Hitman's second album" I was born to the Peace", album dedicated to his son for hopes of Peace at the time.
The song depicts a dream that the narrator has had and in the dream an angel/ sailor appears with a message of peace to the children of the world.
The narrator then wakes up, is reminded of the dream but does not find the Peace that the angel has promised him.
Thus, the song is a plea to God to make the dream come true.
In 2003, the hip- hop group Hadag Nahash made their own version of the song with additional lyrics.
Part of the Song:
Soldier Boy
Soldier Boy may refer to:
Alexandru Cristea
Alexandru Cristea( 1890 – 1942) was the composer of the music for" Limba Noastră", current national anthem of Moldova.
George Curry (baseball)
George James "Soldier Boy" Curry (December 23, 1888 – October 5, 1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Curry played for the St. Louis Browns in .
Soldier Boy (1915 song)
Soldier Boy is a World War I era song released in 1915.
D.A. Esrom wrote the lyrics.
Theodore Morse composed the music.
Leo Feist, Inc. of New York, New York published the song.
Artist Harry Lewis designed the cover art for the sheet music.
On the cover, there are three cartoon soldiers.
One has his head turned to kiss a woman behind him.
The song was written for both voice and piano.
It is told from the point of view of a woman who is proud of her soldier boy.
She addresses the soldier directly in the chorus:
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library
James V. Monaco
James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 – October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born American composer of popular music.
Monaco was born in Formia, Italy; his family emigrated to Albany, New York when he was six.
He worked as a ragtime player in Chicago before returning to New York.
Monaco's first successful song "
Oh, You Circus Day" was featured in the 1912 Broadway revue "Hanky Panky".
Further success came with "Row, Row, Row" (lyrics by William Jerome) in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912.
Perhaps his best remembered song is "You Made Me Love You
(I Didn't Want to Do It)"
(lyrics by Joseph McCarthy), introduced by Al Jolson in 1913 and performed by Judy Garland with revised lyrics as "Dear Mr Gable" in 1937.
Monaco worked with a number of lyricists before moving to Hollywood where he teamed with lyricist Johnny Burke to produce songs for several Bing Crosby films.
He died in 1945 in Beverly Hills, California.
Jiang Mengjie
Jiang Mengjie( born 7 December 1989) is a Chinese actress.
She is best known for her role as Lin Daiyu in 2010 television series" The Dream of Red Mansions".
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.

Question: Where was the place of death of the composer of song The Dream Of A Soldier Boy?
Answer: Beverly Hills